Aging and Diversity

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Minority

A group of people who differ from the larger population. This can include in terms of race, language, culture, and/or other characteristics.

An example of this is shown in the case study because Yu Yan moved to Canada from China. Both her and her husband are a minority in Canada in terms of their race, first language, and culture.

Example from case study

Culture

Culture was evident as Yu Yan still wanted her two children to grow up being raised with their traditional cultures from China.

The ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together form a people’s way of life; shared language, beliefs, values, customs, and practices (Macionis et al., 2017)

Definition

Ethnicity

Shared cultural heritage

Example from the case study

The people observed in the case study were Chinese and practiced Chinese culture, traditions, and language.

Multipule Jeopardy Theory

Can result in

Example from the case study

This was evident in the case study as Zhang Wei became of old age and added to his disadvantages he already had with his race that came from being Chinese in Canada. He had to continue to work even when he was becoming of old age and it added to his disadvantages.

Definition

Old age can add to the disadvantages or race, ethnicity, and gender. • Minority statuses can increase risk of poverty, discrimination, illness, or death (Novak et al., 2018).

Aging and Diversity

Includes

Can be based on