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| Social work practice with the Asian American elderly | | Author(s) | Namkee G Choi |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 36, no 1/2, 2002 |
| Pages | 207 pp (whole issue) |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Asian people ; Services ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This special collection of articles serves as a timely response to the growing demand for a social work knowledge base on Asian American elders, who constitute a rapidly growing population group. Based on the US 2000 Census, the growth rate between 1990 and 2000 was 52.4%. According to US Bureau of Census projections, by 2050 Asian Americans will make up 6.3% of the older US population, compared to 9.3% Black Americans and 17.5% Hispanic. The Asian Americans are one of the most internally heterogeneous population groups in the US. Because a large proportion of them are foreign-born, first generation immigrants and most likely to adhere to the culture of their country of birth, their older people present the most variation in characteristics. As a result, all the articles are based on small samples of specific subethnic groups from geographically limited areas, and their findings may not be generalised to other such groups. These articles cover the five major ethnic groups (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian and Vietnamese American elders) and deal with a limited number of problem areas. The aim is to enhance the knowledge of social workers, who need to become culturally competent with older Asian American population groups. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020802209 A |
| Classmark | TKK: I: F: 7T |
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