Meanings of place and displacement in three groups of older immigrants

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-149

  Becker, Gay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Displacement; Ethnicity and aging; Immigrants; Living conditions; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED WORKER; AGING; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAMBODIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; PHILIPPINES; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SUPPORT GROUP; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037403320     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(03)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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