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The Ageing of Australian Ethnic Minorities


The Ageing of Australian Ethnic Minorities



von: Hoon Han, Yong Moon Jung, Xueying Xiong

53,49 €

Verlag: Palgrave Pivot
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 04.11.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9789811327964
Sprache: englisch

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<div>This book provides a comprehensive view of the quality of life of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds living in Australia.</div><div><br></div><div>The book is unique and significant because the descriptions and arguments presented are based on the lived experience and hence provide deep insights into the complexity and dynamics of CALD older migrants. Key areas of exploration include social connectedness and inclusion, post-retirement economic activities, living arrangement and housing choice, practice of care, intergenerational exchange, and life satisfaction. A focus is placed on the diversity of ageing experience. Pathways of ageing are one of the key factors in investigating inter and intra-ethnic commonalities and disparities. The policy and research implications presented will appeal to policy makers, practitioners and researchers.</div>
Chapter 1 The Research Gap: Globalisation, Migration and Ageing Society<div>Chapter 2 Participation and Engagement: Dynamics of Social Life</div><div>Chapter 3 Economic Situation</div><div>Chapter 4 Housing and Location Choice</div><div>Chapter 5 Independence and Care: In Search of an Effective Care Model</div><div>Chapter 6 Intergenerational Transfer and Transnational Migration Decisions in Later Life</div><div>Chapter 7 Life Satisfaction and Quality of Life</div><div>Chapter 8 Conclusion and Implications</div>
<div>Hoon Han is an Associate Professor and the Director of City Planning Program at the Faculty of Built Environment at University of New South Wales, Australia.</div><div><br></div><div>Yong Moon Jung is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.</div><div><br></div><div>Xueying Xiong is a PhD candidate and research assistant at the Faculty of Built Environment at University of New South Wales, Australia.</div>
<div>This book provides a comprehensive view of the quality of life of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds living in Australia.</div><div><br></div><div>The book is unique and significant because the descriptions and arguments presented are based on the lived experience and hence provide deep insights into the complexity and dynamics of CALD older migrants. Key areas of exploration include social connectedness and inclusion, post-retirement economic activities, living arrangement and housing choice, practice of care, intergenerational exchange, and life satisfaction. A focus is placed on the diversity of ageing experience. Pathways of ageing are one of the key factors in investigating inter and intra-ethnic commonalities and disparities. The policy and research implications presented will appeal to policy makers, practitioners and researchers.</div>
<p>Unique in its exploration of both opportunity and vulnerability factors that may have implications on quality of life for older people from Culturally and linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds</p><p>Invaluable resource for researchers and students, or those working within the domains of urban policy, city planning, regional planning and international development</p><p>Tackles big questions concerning population ageing, migration and the housing market for migrants</p>

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