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| Home-making of older Antillean migrants in the Netherlands | | Author(s) | Louise Meijering, Debbie Lager |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 34, no 5, May 2014 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, May 2014 |
| Pages | pp 859-875 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Black Caribbean ; Immigrants ; Living patterns ; Well being ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | A group of 141,345 immigrants from the Netherlands Antilles, a former Dutch colony in the Caribbean, live in the Netherlands. An increasing number of these migrants are at or above retirement age; and for them, the question of where they want to grow old becomes relevant. It is important for people to age in a place where they feel at home, as attachment to place increases well-being in old age. In this article, the authors discuss how older Antillean migrants in the Netherlands make their house and immediate living environment into a home. The article focuses on home-making practices in a broader cultural context, and in relation to well-being. These topics are examined by drawing on qualitative life-history interviews with Antillean older people who live in a co-housing community for older adults. It turns out that objects which remind the participants of their home country play an important role in making a home. Also, the community, with people from similar backgrounds, contributes to a sense of home. Finally, the presence of children and other family members is a key motivation for a participant's decision to age in the Netherlands. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150522010 A |
| Classmark | TKG: TJ: K7: D:F:5HH: 76H |
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