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Living in Britain growing old in Britain
— a study of Bangladeshi elders in London | | Author(s) | Tarek Qureshi |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Policy on Ageing - CPA |
| Publisher | Centre for Policy on Ageing - CPA, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 72 pp (CPA reports, 22) |
| Source | Central Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, RM8 1RX. |
| Keywords | Asian people ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Participation ; Racism ; Needs [elderly] ; Camden. |
| Annotation | Bangladeshis have made their home in Camden since the 1960s, and now form the single largest ethnic group in the borough. This study, supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust, focused on the lives and everyday experiences of older Bangladeshis, with regard to education, language and literacy, religion, family structure, employment, voluntary work, housing, and health, participation, citizenship, inter-generational relations, racism and elder abuse, and social isolation. It found that some factors, such as language, health and a local culture of racism, handicap the capacity of Bangladeshi older people to participate in the activities of the wider community, which results in social exclusion. In addition, the same factors hamper equal access to social provision, health care, education and other services. This gives the impression of a group which is inward looking and heavily dependent on its own support network. The report concludes with a number of recommendations to those living and working in and with the Bangladeshi community, focusing on strategies to combat social isolation among Bangladeshi older people, and on recognising and valuing their experience and skills. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981012405 B |
| Classmark | TKK: F: TMB: TMG: IK: 82L8 |
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