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| Gender, ethnicity and empowerment in later life | | Author(s) | Haleh Afshar, Myfanwy Franks, Mary Maynard |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 3, no 1, March 2002 |
| Pages | pp 27-33 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Older women ; Rights [elderly] ; Migration ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Studies of later life are increasingly emphasising the positive aspects at a time which is not successfully linked to decline and dependency. Gender is also accepted as an important variable in the experience of advancing years. However, the significance of ethnicity is less often emphasised. This article presents preliminary findings of a project in the ESRC Growing Older Programme. Based on preliminary analyses from research with older women from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, the article focuses on what they identify as important in terms of living their later years. The article emphasises migration and cultural differences in perceptions of ageing. It concludes with and discussion on the meanings of empowerment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020418211 A |
| Classmark | TK: BD: IKR: TN: 3F |
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