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Theorising about ageing, family and immigration
Author(s)	Lynn McDonald
Journal title	Ageing and Society, vol 31, part 7, October 2011
Pages	pp 1180-1201
Source	http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso
Keywords	Family relationships ; Ageing process ; Ethnic groups [elderly] ; Immigrants [elderly] ; Immigration ; Theory.
Annotation	This paper explores the ways in which social gerontological theories have explained the effect of ethnicity and immigration on older people. It explores how these theories can be used for further theory advancement without modifications to existing theories. The paper suggests that current theories do not have the capacity to capture the effects of immigration at the structural level and its link to the social, psychological and family levels, let alone ageing. The overriding complexity of ageing and immigration requires a long-term view and an integrating framework with multiple levels that can accommodate a variety of theoretical interests. The conclusions are that a life-course perspective can be used in different ways to further this theoretical agenda. These approaches allow everyone with the possibility for interdisciplinary theory building to advance the understanding of the lives of immigrant families. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-111031007 A
Classmark	DS:SJ: BG: F:TK: F:TJ: TNP: 4D
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