Elder Voices - Southeast Asian Families in the United States

Informationen zum Autor By Daniel F. Detzner Klappentext Forty life histories of Southeast Asian elders are gathered in this volume. Collectively they reveal insider personal perspectives on new immigrant family adaptation to American life at the end of the 20th century. Zusammenfassung Forty life histories of Southeast Asian elders are gathered in this volume. Collectively they reveal insider personal perspectives on new immigrant family adaptation to American life at the end of the 20th century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Preface 2 If the River Bends 3 The Stressful Lives of Southeast Asian Elders 4 Family Stories of Elders 5 Changing Family Structures 6 Divergence in Family Structures 7 Conflicted Family Interactions 8 Multiple Family Identities 9 Critical Perspectives: Elders, Families and Immigration 10 Appendix: Natural Histories of Southeast Asian Families 11 References

Product details

• Authors: Daniel F Detzner, Daniel F. Detzner, Daniel F. -. Detzner
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9780759105775
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0577-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian; Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans; Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories