HLTHAGE 1BB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Visible Minority, Minority Group, Dementia

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 1BB3
• Professor: Yvonne Leblanc

Document Summary

Ethnicity variously defined as country of birth, birthplaces of ancestors, cultural heritage, or self- identification with an ethno- cultural group. Minority group: in canada are those ethno- cultural groups that have not originated in northern and western european countries. Visible minority: are non-european in origin and/ or not white in skin tone; curiously, canada"s official definition of visible minority excludes the aboriginal population (indian, inuit, me tis). Culture shared language, beliefs, values, customs, and practices. Some ethno-cultural groups emphasized familistic cultural values (i. e. family oriented) cultural values - Italians, chinese and south asians - seniors more likely to live with their adult children. Some ethno-cultural groups emphasised individualistic cultural values - british, german, dutch -less likely to love with adult children. Multiple jeopardy theory - says that old age an add to the disadvantages of ethnicity, class and gender - the hypothesis that there is a compounding of disadvantages associated with ethnicity, class, and gender.