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| Strengthening social capital through residential environment development for older Chinese in a Canadian context | | Author(s) | Hai Luo |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 59, no 1, January 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January 2016 |
| Pages | pp 16-34 |
| Source | www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Chinese people ; Ethnic groups ; Social contacts ; Housing [elderly] ; Family care ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Among Canada's visible-minority population aged 65+, nearly four out of ten are Chinese. However,. despite the increase in this population and related social issues, little research has been devoted to examining the role of the housing environment in building social capital for older Chinese. This qualitative study examines Chinese older people's experience of social capital and how it is affected by their residential environment in a Canadian context. Forty-three Chinese older people were interviewed with a focus group approach. Findings indicate that the environments in which these older adults lived either hindered or assisted them in building or increasing their social capital. A culturally and linguistically homogeneous residential environment does not necessarily provide positive support to older Chinese for their acquisition of social capital. Adversities in the environment, such as maltreatment or lack of support from their immediate micro environment (family), tended to motivate older adults to improve their social capital for problem-solving. The study offers implications from research findings to social work practice, but also notes its limitations. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-160429231 A |
| Classmark | TKL: TK: TOA: KE: P6:SJ: 3DP: 7S |
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