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Double-bind
— the experience of aging and being an ethnic minority in the US among Chinese and Korean American elders | | Author(s) | Heying Jenny Zhan, Sharon V King, Jung Ha Kim |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 6, no 2, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 119-138 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Chinese people ; Asian people ; Korea ; Ageing process ; Family relationships ; Needs [elderly] ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Based on two focus group studies, this article explores the patterns of adaptation for Chinese and Korean elders in America, as well as their usage of, and need for, social services. Focus group results suggest that Chinese and Korean elders in America hold very low expectations for traditional norms of filial piety. Most elders emphasised the importance of financial independence as well as independent living arrangements. More Chinese elders reported coming to visit and help daughters' rather than sons' families in the US, while Korean elders reported helping raise daughters' children just as much as son's children. Most elders expressed strong desire for culturally-sensitive ageing services. Their language and transport barriers are seen as major obstacles for public service utilisation. The authors thus argue that Chinese and Korean elders' adaptation to new cultural expectations of independence is likely to make these minority elders more vulnerable to health and financial problems; there will be an increasing need for social services to help tackle the need for these ageing minorities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070115220 A |
| Classmark | TKL: TKK: 7DK: BG: DS:SJ: IK: 48: 7T |
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