This collection will present works that offer illuminating
perspectives on the remarkably diverse Asian American populations
of the United States. As a population that is neither black nor
white, the range of experiences of these groups, many of whom
arrived as refugees, presents other perspectives on the cultural
mosaic that constitutes the United States. Studies of Asian
Americans sheds light on issues related to immigration, refugee
policy, transnationalism, return migration, cultural citizenship,
ethnic communities, community building, identity and group
formation, panethnicity, race relations, gender and class,
entrepreneurship, employment, representation, politics, adaptation,
and acculturation. The writings in this collection are drawn from a
wide variety of disciplines to provide a broad and informative
array of insights on these fascinating and diverse populations.
Unique focuses on perceptions
This study focuses on the discourse of aging. Its premise is
that aging is a label, a symbol, and a myth of cultural stereotypes
that is part of the condition of growing old in American society.
One of the main goals of the research was to identify some features
of aging talk, on the theory that aging is a world of cultural
meaning. This book explores the language that governs the myth of
aging, including ageism, age grading, senility, and functional
aging, as well as the properties of this myth, the occasions when
the myth creates tension, and its mode of expression. The study is
unique because it addresses conceptions of aging rather than
behaviors. The author interviewed people in the community, used
participant observation, and analyzed media texts.
Aging as a function of lossof independence
The study found that aging is more closely associated with a
loss of independence than with chronological age in American
society. Independence is associated with certain forms of behavior
related to family and financial status. The ways in which tensions
are created and their expressed is tied in with the structural
aspects that shape patterns of independence and their link to other
variables, such as health and activity. The author finds that aging
does not occur at a precise time and in precise categories, but
rather through a shift in behavior. This shift is generally
manifested by a deviation in the health status of the individual.
It was found that labels indirectly affect health teams' image of
the aging individual, which can lead to an inadequate assessment of
their clients' needs.
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