Namkee G Choi

Social Work Practice with the Asian American Elderly

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating book presents the latest research on the health, mental health, and social service needs of Asian-American elders. It covers five major ethnic groups: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese. This comprehensive book serves as a timely resource for both researchers and practitioners concerned with this neglected yet rapidly growing segment of the elderly population. Social Work Practice with the Asian-American Elderly offers both quantitative and qualitative research on essential topics, including migratory grief, assimilation, depression, elderly nutrition programs, and social support.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780789016898
• ISBN-10: 0789016893
• Artikelnr.: 21449264

Autorenporträt

Namkee G Choi

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Migratory Grief and Depression Among Elderly Chinese American
Immigrants
* Screening for Depression in Immigrant Chinese-American Elders:
Results of a Pilot Study
* Social Integration and Health Among Asian Indian Immigrants in the
United States
* Stress, Coping, and Depression Among Japanese American Elders
* Do Ethnic-Specific Long Term Care Facilities Improve Resident Quality
of Life? Findings from the Japanese American Community
* Leisure Activity, Ethnic Preservation, and Cultural Integration of
Older Korean Americans
* Conceptions of Dementia Among Vietnamese American Caregivers
* Elder Mistreatment Among Four Asian American Groups: An Exploratory
Study on Tolerance, Victim Blaming, and Attitudes Toward Third-Party
Intervention
* A Profile of Asian/Pacific Island Elderly in Home Health Care
* Frail Older Persons in Nutrition Supplement Programs: A Comparative
Study of African American, Asian American, and Hispanic Participants
* Index
* Reference Notes Included