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| Women, ethnicity and empowerment in late life | | Author(s) | Haleh Afshar, Myfanwy Franks, Mary Maynard |
| Corporate Author | Growing Older (GO) Programme, Economic & Social Research Council - ESRC |
| Journal title | GO Findings: 10 - Research Findings from the Growing Older Programme, December 2002 |
| Publisher | ESRC, Sheffield, December 2002 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | ESRC Growing Older Programme, Department of Sociological Studies, Elmfield, Northumberland Road, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TU. www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/gop/index.htm |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Older women ; Needs [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Studies of later life are increasingly emphasising its positive aspects as a time which is not necessarily linked to decline and dependency. While it is important not to underestimate the material and resource needs of older people and the very real constraints within which many live, it is also necessary to challenge negative stereotyping and examine the possibilities for pursuing satisfying lives. One relatively under-researched aspect of the ageing process relates to ethnicity. Although minority ethnic groups tend to have a smaller proportion of their population over 60 years, this is changing and commentators expect the current situation, where there are more minority ethnic men than women in the older population, to be reversed in the future. This project conducted interviews and focus groups with women aged 60+ from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. It focused on quality of life, empowerment and what the women identify as enhancing or debilitating in terms of living their later years. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030212214 A |
| Classmark | TK: BD: IK: F:59: 3A:6KC |
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