Aging in Ethnic Cultures

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the elderly Asian immigrant culture and other older people from immigrant and refugee groups are very traumatized and vulnerable because they not only face the struggle of aging but also psychological problems such as family disintegration and loss, marriage dissolution, racial prejudice and discrimination. The author points out that the problems of the elderly immigrant Latino population are similar to the problems faced by older Asians. The paper relates that elderly African-Americans are faced with the legacy of racism and the belief that blacks somehow are carriers of more disease than whites, which has prevented many elderly black patients from getting the care they deserve. The paper has many quotations.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Asian and Latino Elderly People
Dementia
African-American Elderly and Issues Surrounding their Care

From the Paper:

"As to Puerto Rican immigrants in Spanish Harlem (New York City), an article in the University of Maryland publication, suggests that the elderly Puerto Ricans say that though they are concerned with crime in their neighborhoods, and loneliness, "health is their number one concern." When an elderly Puerto Rican in Spanish Harlem is disabled and cannot leave home, "a group of women comes to visit to help them say prayers." Many Puerto Rican immigrants "cope" with loneliness "by playing dominoes on the sidewalk, erecting small altars in their homes, visiting spiritualists, or listening to Latin music.""

Sample of Sources Used:

• Gupta, Rashmi; & Pillai, Vijayan K. (2002). Elder Care Giving in South Asian Families: Implications for Social Service. Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 33(4) Retrieved 5 April, 2006, from Academic Search Elite and http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=afh&an=7361676.
• Intercultural Cancer Council. (2005). Elderly & Cancer. Retrieved 5 April, 2006, from http://iccnetwork.org/cancerfacts/cfs10.htm.
• Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. (2006). Dementia. Retrieved 5 April, 2006, from http://www.m-w.com
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. (2005). Social Security: Viewpoint / Why Social Security is Important to African Americans. Retrieved 5 April, 2006From http://www.ncpssm.org/news/archive/vp_africanamericans/
• State Legislatures. (2005). Counting on the Future: Changing Demographics. 31(9), 7. Retrieved 5 April, 2006, from Academic Search Elite #18696936.

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