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- Serrat, Rodrigo, et al.
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Civic engagement among foreign-born and native-born older adults living in Europe : a SHARE-based analysis
- 2023
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Ingår i: European Journal of Ageing. - : Springer. - 1613-9372 .- 1613-9380. ; 20:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Civic engagement is one of the cornerstones of participatory democracy and fundamental to preventing old-age social exclusion. Even though civic engagement late-in-life has received considerable attention, there is a lacuna of research on older migrants' civic engagement. This study aims therefore to examine potential predictors of civic engagement in terms of formal volunteering and participation in political organisations among foreign-born and native-born older adults in Europe. Attention is hereby given to how socio-structural resources and social capital are associated with civic engagement, and whether these associations differ between foreign-born and native-born. Data from wave 7 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe [n = 74,150; 5710 of them are foreign-born] were used in multivariable logistic regression analyses. Results show that socio-structural and social capital variables are positively associated with volunteering and participation in political organisations, both in native-born and foreign-born older adults. The study also suggests that place of birth (in Europe vs. outside Europe) and age-upon-migration play a role in predicting civic engagement among foreign-born older adults, and are therefore features worth considering when studying older migrants' civic engagement.
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- Torres, Sandra, Professor, 1968-
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Ethnicity and race
- 2023
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Ingår i: Handbook on Migration and Ageing. - Cheltenham; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781839106767 - 9781839106774 ; , s. 45-56
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter draws attention to the ways in which ethnicity and race have been conceptualised in the social sciences, and argues that research on the nexus of migration and ageing is most often informed by either social gerontology or migration studies. The chapter describes the three approaches to ethnicity and race there are (i.e. primordialism, circumstantialism and social constructionism), and how these approaches have informed how these identification grounds are made sense of in social gerontology, and migration studies respectively. The chapter presents what research on older ethno-racialised minorities has already shown about the approaches that most often inform social gerontology (i.e. primordialism and circumstantialim), and critically dissects how research on older migrants approaches these identification grounds. The chapter argues that scholarship (not just policy and practice) is a construction site that spreads ideas about ethno-racialised populations (incl. migrants), which is why a critical lens on the approaches that inform research is needed.
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- Torres, Sandra, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Handbook of Migration and Ageing
- 2023
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Bok (refereegranskat)abstract
- This comprehensive Handbook explores the fundamental concepts surrounding the ageing-migration nexus. It is indispensable reading, presenting interdisciplinary research to investigate the unique experiences of older migrants, migrant eldercare workers and older people left behind.
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- Torres, Sandra, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Migration and ageing : The nexus and its backdrop
- 2023
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Ingår i: Hanbook of Migration and Ageing. - : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 978 1 83910 676 7 - 978 1 83910 677 4 ; , s. 1-12
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)
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- Torres, Sandra, Professor, 1968-
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Racialization and racism
- 2023
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Ingår i: Handbook on Migration and Ageing. - Cheltenham; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781839106767 - 9781839106774 ; , s. 107-117
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter introduces readers to the concepts that are racialisation and racism and argues that these concepts will help us advance how scholarship on older ethno-racialised minorities (incl. migrants) makes sense of ethnicity and race. The chapter showcases how racialisation and racism inform social gerontological research on older ethno-racialised minorities, and reviews the ways in which these concepts inform research on older migrants. By proposing some of the angles of investigation that must be included in an agenda for future research, this chapter argues that attention must be paid to the racialisation practices that inform our research. The chapter argues also that designing research inquiries that explore how racism impacts the lives of older ethno-racialised minorities (incl. migrants) is a must if we want to unleash our own scholarly imagination about these populations.
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