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Sun, Ken C. – Journal of Family Issues, 2012
In this study, the author uses the changing practice of geriatric care within transnational Taiwanese families as a case to examine the processes through which a family ideology "travels," varies, and operates across worlds. Specifically, the author argues that family members across generations reconstruct "rules of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Acculturation, Geriatrics, Foreign Countries
Browne, Colette V.; Braun, Kathryn L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
The escalating demand for trained direct long-term care (DLTC) workers, those individuals with the most sustained direct contact with vulnerable older adults in homes and facilities, is a consequence of our rapidly aging population. Research documents the present and projected shortages of DLTC workers, and developed nations are increasingly…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Health Services, Labor Force Development, Human Capital