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OverviewThis book advances a new understanding of acculturation processes for older migrants, drawing on empirical data from migrants of Chinese heritage in Australia. It challenges the traditional models of acculturation, questions the conventional notion of integration and analyses the fluid nature of cultural identities. Drawing on insights from environmental gerontology, intercultural communication and acculturation theories, it conceptualises ageing in a foreign land as a home-building process, highlighting the collective contributions of individual, community, social, cultural, technological and environmental factors to older migrants’ well-being. A consideration of what it means to age ‘in place’ for those whose home is not necessarily attached to one place and one culture, this volume will appeal to social scientists with interests in ageing, gerontology, migration and diaspora, as well as those working in the fields of aged care policy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shuang LiuPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9780367218225ISBN 10: 0367218224 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 27 August 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of figures Preface 1. Ageing in a foreign land 2. Research context and methodology 3. Home as a place: physical insideness 4. Home as relationships: social and cultural insideness 5. Home as a transnational place: autobiographical insideness 6. Building a sense of home in a foreign land IndexReviewsAuthor InformationShuang Liu is Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Arts at The University Queensland, Australia. She is the author of Identity, Hybridity and Cultural Home: Chinese Migrants and Diaspora in Multicultural Societies and the lead author of Introducing Intercultural Communication: Global Cultures and Contexts. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |