Ethnicity and Old Age: Expanding Our Imagination - Paperback

by Sandra Torres (Author)

Winner of the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award 2021. Part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, this book proposes a new research agenda for scholarship that focuses on ethnicity, race and old age. It argues that in a time of increased international migration, population ageing and ethno-cultural diversity, scholarly imagination must be expanded as current research frameworks are becoming obsolete. By bringing attention to the way that ethnicity and race have been addressed in research on ageing and old age, with a focus on health inequalities, health and social care, intergenerational relationships and caregiving, the book proposes how research can be developed in an ethnicity astute and diversity informed manner.

Author Biography

Sandra Torres is Professor of Sociology and the Chair in Social Gerontology at Uppsala University, whose scholarly contributions aim to expand the gerontological imagination on ethnicity, race and migration.