Overview
Despite the rapid aging of the population and the tremendous growth in ethnic and racial diversity among the elderly in our society, empirical studies on long-term care needs and service use of minority elders have been lacking. Based on two national datasets, this is the first comprehensive analysis of long-term care needs, patterns, and determinants of in-home, community-based, and nursing home service utilization and informal support among African American and Hispanic elders, as compared to those of their non-Hispanic White counterparts. The authors also compare caregiver burden within the three groups and present recommendations for ethnic-sensitive long-term care policy and practice for minority elders.
Full Product Details
Author: Namkee G. Choi ,
Abraham Monk ,
Ada Mui ,
Abraham Monk (Professor of Social Work and Gerontology, Columbia University School of Social Work, USA)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9780865692329
ISBN 10: 0865692327
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 27 August 1998
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
[T]his text contributes in no small way to the ever-present need for in-depth studies on aging in different cultural contexts, focusing on the timely topic of long-term care needs and service utilization. Initially, it would appear that the target audience is gerontologists and researchers of ethnicity and aging, but a unique strength of the book is the inclusion of policy and service delivery implications and recommendations that make this useful and important reading for the practitioner as well. -Contemporary Gerontology This reviewer found [the contributor's] scholarship and in-depth analysis of available data impressive....this book contributes to a greater understanding of Hispanic and black aging and the issue of institutional and informal care. The authors' effective use of comparative data illustrates the major differences within groups and between these groups and the majority population. -Choice This reviewer found the contributor's scholarship and in-depth analysis of available data impressive....this book contributes to a greater understanding of Hispanic and black aging and the issue of institutional and informal care. The authors' effective use of comparative data illustrates the major differences within groups and between these groups and the majority population. -Choice T his text contributes in no small way to the ever-present need for in-depth studies on aging in different cultural contexts, focusing on the timely topic of long-term care needs and service utilization. Initially, it would appear that the target audience is gerontologists and researchers of ethnicity and aging, but a unique strength of the book is the inclusion of policy and service delivery implications and recommendations that make this useful and important reading for the practitioner as well. -Contemporary Gerontology ?This reviewer found [the contributor's] scholarship and in-depth analysis of available data impressive....this book contributes to a greater understanding of Hispanic and black aging and the issue of institutional and informal care. The authors' effective use of comparative data illustrates the major differences within groups and between these groups and the majority population.?-Choice ?[T]his text contributes in no small way to the ever-present need for in-depth studies on aging in different cultural contexts, focusing on the timely topic of long-term care needs and service utilization. Initially, it would appear that the target audience is gerontologists and researchers of ethnicity and aging, but a unique strength of the book is the inclusion of policy and service delivery implications and recommendations that make this useful and important reading for the practitioner as well.?-Contemporary Gerontology At long last we have a comprehensive book that expresses the racial and ethnic aspects of long term care. -Robert N. Butler, M.D. CEO, International Longevity Center, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine [The authors'] findings about the internal heterogeneity of groups of Hispanic elderly are extraordinarily important, and the final recommendations concerning both policy and practice should be required reading for all professionals in the field. -Rose Dobrof, DSW Brookdale Professor of Gerontology Hunter College An unusual strength of the book is the analysis of differences and similarities, both within and between the various ethnic groups....[A] rich resource for courses in gerontology, social work, health care, and social services delivery. Policy-makers and practitioners who serve the ethnic minority elderly will find the volume useful. -Rose Campbell Gibson, Professor Emerita University of Michigan [S]hould be used by anyone who is interested in ethnogeriatrics, and it should be a reference in every course on aging and long term care. -Terry Fulmer, RN, PhD, FAAN Professor of Nursing, New York University [N]ot only important for those studying the availability and use of long-term care in the U.S., in general, and by minority group elderly, in particular, but will have prodigious importance for research, practice, and public policy. -Jordan I. Kosberg, Professor School of Social Work, Florida International University [T]his project provides an important contribution to the knowledge base of gerontology, health care, and ethnicity. The literature review alone makes this book worthwhile reading; the data analysis and policy and practice implication add immeasurably to the book's value. -Fernando Torres-Gil Associate Dean and Director, Center for Policy Research on Aging UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research
[T]his project provides an important contribution to the knowledge base of gerontology, health care, and ethnicity. The literature review alone makes this book worthwhile reading; the data analysis and policy and practice implication add immeasurably to the book's value. -Fernando Torres-Gil Associate Dean and Director, Center for Policy Research on Aging UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research
Author Information
ADA C. MUI is an Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work. Her professional interests are social gerontology, cross-cultural research methodology, quality of life, mental health, and support systems among frail elders, older persons living alone, and ethnic elderly populations. NAMKEE G. CHOI is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, SUNY at Buffalo, where she teaches social policy, aging policy, and research methods. Her research has been in the areas of racial and gender differences in the elderly's economic status, retirement patterns, living arrangements, and social service utilization. ABRAHAM MONK is Professor of Social Work and Gerontology at the Columbia University School of Social Work. He has served as consultant or advisor to numerous public and voluntary agencies. He is the author or editor of 10 books, including The Columbia Retirement Handbook (1994).
