The Sandwich Generation: Adult Children Caring for Aging Parents
, by Roots,Charles R.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780815330042 | 0815330049
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/1/1998
This collection will present works that offer illuminating perspectives on the remarkably diverse Asian American populations of the United States. As a population that is neither black nor white, the range of experiences of these groups, many of whom arrived as refugees, presents other perspectives on the cultural mosaic that constitutes the United States. Studies of Asian Americans sheds light on issues related to immigration, refugee policy, transnationalism, return migration, cultural citizenship, ethnic communities, community building, identity and group formation, panethnicity, race relations, gender and class, entrepreneurship, employment, representation, politics, adaptation, and acculturation. The writings in this collection are drawn from a wide variety of disciplines to provide a broad and informative array of insights on these fascinating and diverse populations.
The sandwich generation is a sociological term for adult children who care for their aging parents, and who still have children at home. This book examines the factors contributing to this