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Respecting ethnic elders — a perspective for care providers
Author(s)	Jo Ann Damron-Rodriguez
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 29, nos 2/3, 1998
Pages	pp 53-72
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Informal care ; Services ; Personnel ; United States of America.
Annotation	The older minority ethnic population in the US is growing at a more rapid pace than the majority elderly population. Definitions of dignity and respect set the foundations for understanding the interactional nature of respectful care. The paper cites Erikson's 1963 study, "Childhood and society" for examples of a lifecourse perspective: the end of life must be seen as connected with the whole of life, with which there is also a connection with cultural and ethnic identity, and the dignity of one's own life style. The author cites other research in which health professionals and other care providers also bring cultural and ethnic identity to the care provision process: it is a cross-cultural exchange to give and receive assistance. Other ideas discussed concern diversity and ethnicity, and bi-cultural ageing - the degree to which the person is socialised in two cultures. Service accessibility and acceptability to ethnic groups is briefly discussed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980903230 A
Classmark	TK: TOB: P6: I: QM: 7T
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