As the Leaves Turn Gold (eBook)
180 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-0913-8 (ISBN)
As the Leaves Turn Gold examines the challenges and opportunities around aging for Asian American women and men in the United States. The book looks at a range of Asian Americansaffluent and poor, third-generation natives and recent immigrants, political exiles and recent migrants, people who immigrated early in life and those who immigrated late in lifeand features interview excerpts that bring these issues to life. The book shows how the life courses of individuals, including discrimination they may have faced in earlier years, can shape their golden years. As they grow older, Asian Americans continue to struggle to fit into American societythis is true even of those who are highly educated, relatively affluent, and have lived and worked with non-Asian Americans for most of their lives. As the Leaves Turn Gold discusses not only the challenges older Asian Americans face, such as lack of adequate support services, but also local and transnational solutions. As the Leaves Turn Gold is an important examination of aging, immigration, and social inequality.
Bandana Purkayastha is professor of sociology and Asian American studies at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of several books, former deputy editor of Gender & Society, and president-elect of Sociologists for Women in Society. Shweta Majumdar Adur is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University of Connecticut. She holds a Masters in international development from the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate certificate in Asian studies and a masters in sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Miho Iwata is an advanced graduate student in sociology at the University of Connecticut with a graduate certificate in women’s studies. Ranita Ray is an advanced graduate student in sociology at the University of Connecticut.Trisha Tiamzon is earning her Ph.D. in sociology and a certificate in women’s studies at the University of Connecticut.
AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Whose Lives? Whose Voices? Methodological Choices for Studying Asian Americans and AgingChapter 3: The Life Course Within and Beyond FamiliesChapter 4: Care Work Within and Beyond FamiliesChapter 5: Constructing New LivesChapter 6: Citizenship and AgingChapter 7: ConclusionNotesReferencesAbout the Authors
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.8.2012 |
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Reihe/Serie | Diversity and Aging |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie | |
Schlagworte | American Studies |
ISBN-10 | 1-4422-0913-5 / 1442209135 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4422-0913-8 / 9781442209138 |
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