Citation

Zhang W. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-23.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2019.1652718

PMID

31394984

Abstract

This study investigates how older adults perceive elder abuse and neglect in the context of migration and ageing. Based on a qualitative study of recent Chinese older immigrants in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada, it seeks to understand how migration and ageing processes, both of which engender cultural and contextual changes, shape and reshape views of elder abuse and neglect. The study argues that culture is important in older immigrants' perceptions of elder abuse and neglect, yet individuals with the same cultural roots may differ in their conceptualizations. Further, such perceptions could change through interactions with peers and non-peers in the host society, and these, in turn, can be influenced by both cultural and structural factors.

Language: en

Keywords

Canada; Chinese; elder abuse; elder neglect; immigrant