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Transnational Relationships and Cultural Identity of Older Migrants

Vanessa Burholt Orcid Logo, Christine Dobbs, Christina Victor

GeroPsych, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 57 - 69

Swansea University Authors: Vanessa Burholt Orcid Logo, Christine Dobbs

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We take a social identity approach to explore the associations between cultural heritage, social class, social support networks, transnational relationships and cultural identity. Data for 815 older people (≥ 55 years) from six ethnic groups living in England and Wales are used to help understand ol...

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