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Aging experiences of older immigrant women in Quebec (Canada)
— from deskilling to liberation | | Author(s) | Michele Charpentier, Anne Queniart |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 29, no 5, 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 437-447 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Immigrants [elderly] ; Economic status [elderly] ; Ageing process ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Older immigrant wome's experiences of ageing are examined using data from qualitative research conducted in Quebec, Canada with 83 older women from different ethnocultural backgrounds (Arab, African, Haitian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Romanian, etc). Results are presented on how such immigrant women deal with material conditions of existence such as de-skilling, ageing alone, being more economically independent, and the combined effects of liberation from social and family norms associated with age and gender in the light of the migration route. For the majority, migration opened up possibilities for personal development and self-affirmation. The findings demonstrate the relevance of the intersectional approach in understanding the complexity and social conditionings of women's experiences of ageing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180112236 A |
| Classmark | BD: F:TJ: F:W: BG: 3DP: 7S |
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