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Of heritage and homelands
— an exploration of the feelings, needs and expectations of elders from the ethnic communities: the 1998 Graham Lecture delivered at the Ismaili Centre, London, 4 November 1998 | | Author(s) | Yasmin Alibhai-Brown |
| Corporate Author | Counsel and Care |
| Publisher | Counsel and Care, London, 1999 |
| Pages | 24 pp |
| Source | Counsel and Care, Twyman House, 16 Bonny Street, London NW1 9PG. |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Black people ; Needs [elderly] ; Emotions ; Voluntary care homes ; Methodist Church ; Lecture papers. |
| Annotation | In a society which is becoming obsessed with youth, minority ethnic and white British older people feel increasingly undervalued. Elders are also concerned that new policies which they do not understand are eroding the services which have helped them to feel secure and on which they depend. Given that there are some 9 million older people in the UK today, and the numbers are expected to rise steadily, panic is being generated that the financial burdens on those in work will multiply as well. In this lecture, the author recounts the comments of 129 elders from ten communities to illustrate the issues faced by ethnic minority elders and what life is like for them. By way of response, Jovica Prastalo, Equal Opportunities Officer of Methodist Homes, describes how one Christian-based organisation has begun to take seriously some of the issues identified in the lecture. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990519007 B |
| Classmark | TK: TKE: IK: DL: KWE: TU6: 6MA |
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