Aging and Ethnicity: Knowledge and Services / Edition 2

by Donald E. Gelfand PhD

Overview

In the Second Edition, Gelfand devotes greater attention to the impact of immigration on the United States and provides a useful model for providers working with older persons from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Based on 2000 Census data, this edition contains updated references throughout along with new tables/graphs. Chapter topics include: Security and the Ethnic Elderly; Family and Church as Sources of Assistance; and Programs and Services for the Ethnic Aged. Not meant to be an exhaustive review of the literature, the text focuses on specific issues and themes that the author believes are important to understanding and meeting the needs of older people from diverse backgrounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826174215
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/29/2003
Series:	Springer Series on Adulthood and Aging
Edition description:	New
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Donald E. Gelfand, PhD, is a professor of sociology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and Coordinator of the Wayne State University End-of-Life Interdisciplinary Project (WSU-EOLIP).

Table of Contents

Preface
Dedication
Introduction
• Ethnicity, Gerontological Theory, and Research
• Ethnicity, Immigration, and the Ethnic Aged
• Ethnic Aged in the United States
• Security and the Ethnic Elderly
• Family and Church as Sources of Assistance
• Reaching and Meeting Ethnic Aged Needs
• Programs, Services, and the Ethnic Aged
• Paradigms, Assumptions, and Assessments