| Description |
xxi, 227 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"'Diversity and aging in the social environment' has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of human behavior in the social environment, Volume 9, Number 4 and Volume 10, Number 1 2004." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface / Sherry M. Cummings and Colleen Galambos -- Theories of aging and social work practice with sensitivity to diversity : are there useful theories? / Patricia J. Kolb -- Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) elders : the challenges and resilience of this marginalized group / Sandra S. Butler -- HIV/AIDS and aging : a diverse population of vulnerable older adults / Charles A. Emlet -- Grandparents raising grandchildren : a diverse population / Nancy P. Kropf and Stacey Kolomer -- Racial and ethnic differences in family caregiving in California / Nancy Giunta, Julian Chow, Andrew E. Scharlach and Teresa S. Dal Santo -- ethics of medical decision-making with Japanese-American elders in Hawaii : signing informed consent documents without understanding them / Morris Saldov and Hisako Kakai -- Acculturation and depressive symptoms in Mexican American couples / Margie Rodriguez Le Sage and Aloen Townsend -- Meeting life challenges : a hierarchy of coping styles in African American and Jewish American older adults / Holly B. Nelson-Becker -- Depression and religiosity in African American and White community-dwelling older adults / Lucinda Lee Roff, David L. Klemmack, Michael Parker, Harold G. Koenig, Martha Crowther, Patricia S. Baker and Richard M. Allman -- Religiousness/spirituality and subjective well-being among rural elderly Whites, African Americans, and Native Americans / Dong Pil Yoon and Eun-Kyoung Othelia Lee. |
| Summary |
"This single source is designed to help social service professionals provide effective services to America's vastly diverse and rapidly growing elderly population. Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment explores the impact of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and geographic location on elders' strengths, challenges, needs, and resources to provide you with a more complete understanding of the issues elders face."--Jacket. |
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Older people -- United States.
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Minority older people -- United States.
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Multiculturalism -- United States.
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Minority older people. (OCoLC)fst01199224
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Multiculturalism. (OCoLC)fst01028836
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Older people. (OCoLC)fst01199093
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Personne âgée issue des minorités.
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Personne âgée.
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Multiculturalisme.
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Religion.
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Aspect social.
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United States.
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Aged -- United States.
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Social Sciences.
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Minority Groups -- in old age.
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| Added Author |
Cummings, Sherry M.
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Galambos, Colleen.
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| Added Title |
Journal of human behavior in the social environment.
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| ISBN |
0789026759 (hard cover) |
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9780789026750 (hard cover) |
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0789026767 (soft cover) |
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9780789026767 (soft cover) |
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