Defining Diversity: A Primer and a Review.

Part of a special issue on recognizing diversity in aging. The writer examines why three central tasks for aging policies, programs, and practitioners provide such difficult challenges for policy and program development and implementation. The three central tasks are meeting the needs of diverse c...

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Publicado en:Generations Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 8 - 15
Autor principal: Capitman, John
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Society on Aging Fall 2002
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Sumario:Part of a special issue on recognizing diversity in aging. The writer examines why three central tasks for aging policies, programs, and practitioners provide such difficult challenges for policy and program development and implementation. The three central tasks are meeting the needs of diverse current elders; managing a diverse elder care workforce; and supporting the economic achievements of younger people from differing backgrounds whilst encouraging their sense of social solidarity with elders in order to ensure that they will continue to be willing and able to support elder care programs.