Double Challenges for the Turkish Elder Immigrants in Montreal
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The objective of this research is to better understand community workers’ perspectives about social support in relation with community support service regarding Canadian Turkish immigrant elder women and men. Semi-structured interviews carried out among community workers who have/had been directly working with aged Turkish immigrants more than 2 years in Montreal. Community workers’ perspectives on social support is analyzed using central questions as follows: 1. What characterizes social support working with the elder immigrants considering social determinants of health and the community services? 2. How would community support system be improved? Analysis and interpretation of data were informed by social constructionist theoretical perspective. Findings suggest that community support system provides elder individuals informational support dealing with linguistic challenges and emotional support in combatting homesickness.
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Okan Özdemir
Bu kişi benim
Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Haziran 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
15 Ocak 2018
Kabul Tarihi
15 Mayıs 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1