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Paradise lost — older Cuban American exiles' ambiguous loss of leaving the homeland
Author(s)	Rose M Perez
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 56, no 6, October 2013
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, October 2013
Pages	pp 596-622
Source	http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Keywords	Immigrants [elderly] ; Cuba ; United States of America ; Adjustment ; Emotions ; Bereavement.
Annotation	To explore the experience of leaving Cuba, two Cuban American émigrés interviewed 20 Cuban exiles aged 65 or older, who left Cuba between 1959 and 1971. The interviews were conducted in New York and New Jersey using a phenomenological approach (Moutsakas, 1994). Themes included feeling betrayed by the Revolution, the inevitability of leaving, the expectation of a temporary refuge, and longing for and idealising the past. The psychological presence that participants expressed, along with an endless sense of loss, resonates with ambiguous loss theory. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-131115222 A
Classmark	F:TJ: 7VC: 7T: DR: DL: DW
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