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Minorities, aging, and health
- Title
- Minorities, aging, and health / edited by Kyriakos S. Markides, Manuel R. Miranda.
- Publication
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1997.
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- Description
- xii, 467 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Ethnic minorities represent a growing percentage of the elderly population in the United States. Yet, the impact of aging on minority groups and subgroups has only been partially studied. Now, Minorities, Aging, and Health begins to fill the gap and open up the debate on how to provide for the specific needs of an increasingly diverse elderly population.
- In order to provided as complete and current overview as possible, the contributors examine a variety of populations, including Hispanics, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans. Some specific issues covered in this volume include: mortality and life expectancy, the incidence of disease and disabilities, diet and nutrition, access to health services and long-term care, and public health care policy.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Minorities, Aging, and Health: An Overview / Kyriakos S. Markides and Manuel R. Miranda -- 2. Non-White and White Age Trajectories of Mortality: Evidence From Extinct Cohort Analyses, 1950 to 1992 / Kenneth G. Manton and Eric Stallard -- 3. Adult Mortality Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A Review of the Evidence / Irma T. Elo -- 4. Aging and Mortality Among American Indians: Concerns About the Reliability of a Crucial Indicator of Health Status / Robert John -- 5. Race, Age, Chronic Disease, and Disability / Daniel O. Clark and Rose C. Gibson -- 6. Aging, Chronic Disease, and Physical Disability in Hispanic Elderly / Helen P. Hazuda and David V. Espino -- 7. Aging, Chronic Conditions, and Physical Disabilities in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans / Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Nancy Hikoyeda and Sora Park Tanjasiri -- 8. Chronic Disease in American Indian Populations / B. Josea Kramer -- 9. Aging, Diet, and Nutrition in African Americans / Shiriki K. Kumanyika --
- 10. Nutrition Among Hispanic Elders in the United States / Katherine L. Tucker, Luis M. Falcon and Odilia Bermudez -- 11. Hispanic Aging, Social Support, and Mental Health: Does Acculturation Make a Difference? / Maria P. Aranda and Manuel R. Miranda -- 12. Asian American Elderly Mental Health / Harry H. L. Kitano, Tazuko Shibusawa and Kerrily J. Kitano -- 13. Health Care Use and Long-Term Care Among African Americans: Access and Quality Issues / Verna M. Keith and Carol O. Long -- 14. Health Service Use and Long-Term Care Among Hispanics / Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel -- 15. Long-Term Care Among American Indians: A Broad Lens Perspective on Service Preference and Use / Elizabeth E. Chapleski -- 16. Caught in Hostile Cross-Fire: Public Policy and Minority Elderly in the United States / Steven P. Wallace and Valentine M. Villa.
- ISBN
- 0803959737 (cloth)
- 0803959745 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 97004841
- OCLC
- 36755729
- ocm36755729
- SCSB-4784293
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries