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This unique account of English language acquisition by Latino
elders shines intimate light on the increasingly complex concerns
of aging immigrant minority populations. Rich qualitative findings
detail sociocultural barriers to and social and emotive factors
that promote second language acquisition in older age. The book's
case study highlights diverse cognitive and social processes as
elders establish a sense of self as learners and as part of a
learning community, and a sense of place as newcomers navigating a
challenging environment. And first-person comments from the group
members deftly illustrate the intricacies of being an immigrant in
a rapidly changing America as well as the myriad intersections of
race/ethnicity, gender, culture, and country that shape immigrant
life. Included in the coverage: Minority aging in an immigrant
context. Late-life second language acquisition: cognitive and
psycholinguistic changes, challenges, and opportunities. Building
emotions for self-identity and learning. Practicing safe language
socialization in private and public spaces. Language
resocialization and gender allies. Aging, second language
acquisition, and health. Aging in a Second Language gives clinical
social workers, gerontologists, health and cross-cultural
psychologists, sociologists, educators and other professionals deep
insights into the lives of an emerging active elder population. It
also pinpoints challenges and opportunities in research, literacy
program design, pedagogy, clinical outreach, education policy, and
service delivery to immigrant elders.
This salient reference grounds readers in the theoretical basis and
day-to-day practice of community-based health care programs, and
their potential as a transformative force in public health.
Centering around concepts of self-determination, empowerment, and
inclusiveness, the book details the roles of physicians, research,
and residents in the transition to self-directed initiatives and
greater community control. Community-focused interventions and
methods, starting with genuine dialogue between practitioners and
residents, are discussed as keys to understanding local voice and
worldview, and recognizing residents as active participants and not
simply targets of service delivery. And coverage pays careful
attention to training issues, including how clinicians can become
involved in community-based care without neglecting individual
patient needs. Among the topics covered are: Narrative medicine in
the context of community-based practice. Qualitative and
participatory action research. Health committees as a
community-based strategy. Dialogue, world entry, and
community-based intervention. Politics of knowledge in
community-based work. Training physicians with communities.
Dimensions of Community-Based Projects in Health Care challenges
sociologists, social workers, and public health administrators to
look beyond traditional biomedical concepts of care and
naturalistic methods of research, and toward more democratic
programs, planning, and policy. The partnerships described in these
pages reflect a deep commitment to patients' lives, and to the
future of public health.p>
This unique account of English language acquisition by Latino
elders shines intimate light on the increasingly complex concerns
of aging immigrant minority populations. Rich qualitative findings
detail sociocultural barriers to and social and emotive factors
that promote second language acquisition in older age. The book's
case study highlights diverse cognitive and social processes as
elders establish a sense of self as learners and as part of a
learning community, and a sense of place as newcomers navigating a
challenging environment. And first-person comments from the group
members deftly illustrate the intricacies of being an immigrant in
a rapidly changing America as well as the myriad intersections of
race/ethnicity, gender, culture, and country that shape immigrant
life. Included in the coverage: Minority aging in an immigrant
context. Late-life second language acquisition: cognitive and
psycholinguistic changes, challenges, and opportunities. Building
emotions for self-identity and learning. Practicing safe language
socialization in private and public spaces. Language
resocialization and gender allies. Aging, second language
acquisition, and health. Aging in a Second Language gives clinical
social workers, gerontologists, health and cross-cultural
psychologists, sociologists, educators and other professionals deep
insights into the lives of an emerging active elder population. It
also pinpoints challenges and opportunities in research, literacy
program design, pedagogy, clinical outreach, education policy, and
service delivery to immigrant elders.
This book looks at the symbolic side of globalization, development,
and aging. Many of the dimensions that are discussed represent
updates of past debates but some are entirely new. In particular,
globalization is accompanied by subtle social imagery that
profoundly shapes the way institutions and identities are imagined.
The process of aging and persons sense of identity is no exception.
The underlying assumptions that pervade globalization inform how
critical dimensions of aging are discussed and institutionalized.
The application of marketplace imagery, for example, may impact
attempts for holism in how aging is studied and the prospects for
human agency during the aging process. This book offers a special
look into how temporality, technology, normativity, and empiricism
structure the symbolic side of globalization and influence dominant
images of the aging process. Current debates about globalization
and aging are expanded by helping readers see the social imagery
that is both subtly behind globalization and at the forefront of
shaping the aging experience.
This book looks at the symbolic side of globalization, development,
and aging. Many of the dimensions that are discussed represent
updates of past debates but some are entirely new. In particular,
globalization is accompanied by subtle social imagery that
profoundly shapes the way institutions and identities are imagined.
The process of aging and persons sense of identity is no exception.
The underlying assumptions that pervade globalization inform how
critical dimensions of aging are discussed and institutionalized.
The application of marketplace imagery, for example, may impact
attempts for holism in how aging is studied and the prospects for
human agency during the aging process. This book offers a special
look into how temporality, technology, normativity, and empiricism
structure the symbolic side of globalization and influence dominant
images of the aging process. Current debates about globalization
and aging are expanded by helping readers see the social imagery
that is both subtly behind globalization and at the forefront of
shaping the aging experience.
Community-Based Health Interventions in an Institutional Context
examines challenges of "institutionalizing" community-based health
care. While the community-based or localized model is growing in
popularity and importance in the United States, in practice it must
often be brought in to larger institutions in order to grow to
scale. The typical goals of an institution-standardization,
formalization, and control-may be seen as antithetical to those of
a community-based healthcare provider, such as spontaneity,
customization, and flexibility. The contributions to this work
raise questions about how the community-based model can be scaled
up through institutions, and how "institutionalization" can be
rethought from a bottom-up approach. They provide not only an
overview of community-based organizations, but also delve into
practical topics such as establishing budgets, training workers,
incorporating technology, as well as more theoretical topics like
goal-setting, policy effects (like the ACA), and relationships
between patient and community. This work will be of interest for
researchers interested in exploring the community-based health care
model, as well as practitioners in health care and health policy.
Community-Based Health Interventions in an Institutional Context
examines challenges of "institutionalizing" community-based health
care. While the community-based or localized model is growing in
popularity and importance in the United States, in practice it must
often be brought in to larger institutions in order to grow to
scale. The typical goals of an institution-standardization,
formalization, and control-may be seen as antithetical to those of
a community-based healthcare provider, such as spontaneity,
customization, and flexibility. The contributions to this work
raise questions about how the community-based model can be scaled
up through institutions, and how "institutionalization" can be
rethought from a bottom-up approach. They provide not only an
overview of community-based organizations, but also delve into
practical topics such as establishing budgets, training workers,
incorporating technology, as well as more theoretical topics like
goal-setting, policy effects (like the ACA), and relationships
between patient and community. This work will be of interest for
researchers interested in exploring the community-based health care
model, as well as practitioners in health care and health policy.
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