Asian American Elders in the Twenty-first Century : : Key Indicators of Well-Being /

Asian American Elders in the Twenty-first Century : : Key Indicators of Well-Being / / Tazuko Shibusawa, Ada Mui.

Asian Americans make up a diverse ethnic group in the Unites States and are among the fastest growing population of adults sixty-five years and older. Most Asian Americans are either first-generation immigrants who grew up in the United States or individuals who joined their American families later...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Mui, Ada,
Shibusawa, Tazuko,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.) :; 27 tables; 3 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • 1. Understanding Asian American Elders: Historical, Political, and Sociocultural Contexts
  • 2. Research Method and Demographic Profiles of Asian American Elders
  • 3. Health Status and Health- Related Quality- of- Life Indicators
  • 4. Indicators of Psychological Well- Being: Depression and Life Satisfaction
  • 5. Traditional and Current Expectations of Family Relationships
  • 6. Informal Support and Intergenerational Relationships
  • 7. Formal Service Utilization: Community- Based, In- Home, and Health Services
  • 8. Productive Aging: Grandparent Caregiving and Volunteering
  • 9. Conclusion: Implications for Practice, Policy, and Research
  • References
  • Index

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