Hispanic elderly in transition : theory, research, policy, and practice

Author(s)

• Applewhite, Steven R.

Bibliographic Information

Hispanic elderly in transition : theory, research, policy, and practice

edited by Steven R. Applewhite

（Contributions to the study of aging, no. 9）

Greenwood Press, c1988

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An outstanding examination of the cross-cultural apsects in social work practice and service dealing with Hispanic elderly, in particular Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Mexicans. It provides a historical as well as a sociodemographic overview of the Hispanic aged, and addresses economic, cultural, and health issues affecting their quality of life. This is certainly a notable and comprehensive study of service utilization, variations in aging, politics and public policy, and foremost a collection of research writings of ethnography of Hispanic aging patterns and variabilities. Most highly recommended for public and academic libraries and for class use. LA Red/The Net A notable contribution to the literature dealing with ethnic variations in aging, this volume of interrelated original essays looks at how Hispanic elderly living in the United States are adapting to the present, maintaining links to the past, and determining the roles they may have in shaping the future. Addressing economic, social, cultural, and health issues that affect the quality of life of older Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and other Hispanics, the book offers both comprehensive analyses of selected topics and descriptive case studies of community life together with theoretical paradigms and practice models in the field of minority aging.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Addressing the Issues Part I: Cultural, Historical and Sociodemographic Overview Cross-Cultural Understanding for Social Work Practice with the Hispanic Elderly by Steven R. Applewhite and John M. Daley Elderly Puerto Ricans in the United States by Melba Sanchez-Ayendez Part II: Health Status and Health Service Utilization The Health Status of Hispanic Elderly in the Southwest by Kyriakos Markides and Jeannine Coreil A Comparative Analysis of Need, Access, and Utilization of Health and Human Services by Margarita Trevino Part III: Politics and Public Policy Interest Group Politics: Empowerment of the Ancianos by Fernando Torres-Gil Social Policy and Elderly Hispanic by Alejandro Garcia Income Maintenance and the Hispanic Elderly by Daniel T. Gallego Part IV: Family, Community and Natural Support Systems The Hispanic Elderly and the Extended Multigenerational Family by Marta Sotomayor and Steven R. Applewhite El Barrio: Perceptions and Utilization of the Hispanic Neighborhood by David Maldonado Empowerment: Strengthening the Natural Support Network of the Hispanic Rural Elderly by Juan Paz and Steven R. Applewhite Part V: Research Age- and Gender-Linked Norms Among Older Hispanic Women by Elena Bastida The Ethnography of Hispanic Aging by Jose Cuellar El Ciclo de La Vida Muerte: An Analysis of Death and Dying in a Selected Hispanic Enclave by Roselyn Rael and Alvin O. Korte Cable Television, Telecommunications, and U.S. Hispanic Elderly by Roberto Anson Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BA05042624
• ISBN:
  • 0313244782
• LCCN: 87037563
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 238 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV1461
  • DC19 : 362.6/0896873
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hispanic American aged -- Services for
  • LCSH : Hispanic American aged -- Social conditions
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA01275755