Sociocultural Differences between American-born and West Indian-born Elderly Blacks - A Comparative Study of Health and Social Service Use

List of contents

I INTRODUCTION, II LITERATURE REVIEW, III CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, V METHODOLOGY, V FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS VI IMPLICATIONS

About the author

Beverly P. Lyons

Summary

Sociocultural differences between elderly American-born and West Indian-born Blacks: A comparative study o f health and social service use, represents an important contribution to the available knowledge on Black elderly and the diversity found within the Black community. It is an outgrowth of a larger scale study of older people in New York City—Growing older in New York in the 1990s (M.Cantor and B. Gurland, principal investigators).

Product details

• Authors: Beverly P Lyons, Beverly P. Lyons, P. Lyons Beverly, Lyons Beverly P.
• Assisted by: Stuart Bruchey (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1997
• EAN: 9780815330424
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-3042-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Weight: 317 g
• Series: Garland Studies on the Elderly; Garland Studies on the Elderly in America; Garland Studies on the Elderly in America; Garland Studies on the Elderly
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, North America, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, North America (USA and Canada)