Neighborhood environment, healthy aging, and social participation among ethnic minority adults over 50: the case of the Turkish-Speaking community in London

Q2 Social Sciences
M. Yazdanpanahi, R. Woolrych
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ABSTRACT Social participation has been recognized as an important component of healthy aging. At the same time, research has identified the central role of the neighborhood environment in determining healthy aging and social participation in old age. However, there is a paucity of research exploring the everyday lives of adults over 50 from ethnic minority backgrounds in relation to social participation and place. This paper focuses on the experiences of social participation among the Turkish-speaking community in north London. We undertook 48 semi-structured individual interviews and five community mapping workshops with 17 participants, all with people over 50, in London between March and November 2017. We supplemented these activities with 13 interviews with professional participants as coordinators of Turkish/Kurdish community associations. We thematically analyzed these interviews and mapping workshops and identified three interconnected themes: “feelings of security in the neighborhood,” “density and diversity,” and “proximity to ethnic amenities” to explain participants’ social participation patterns within the context of their neighborhood. The findings articulate the pathways through which personal characteristics and perceived identities intersect with the physical, social and cultural environment of the neighborhood to shape opportunities for social participation among Turkish-speaking adults over 50.
50岁以上少数民族成年人的社区环境、健康老龄化和社会参与:以伦敦突厥语社区为例
社会参与已被公认为健康老龄化的重要组成部分。与此同时,研究已经确定了邻里环境在决定健康老龄化和老年社会参与方面的核心作用。然而,很少有研究探讨50岁以上少数民族成年人的日常生活与社会参与和地点的关系。本文重点介绍了伦敦北部土耳其语社区的社会参与经验。2017年3月至11月,我们在伦敦进行了48次半结构化的个人访谈和5次社区地图研讨会,共有17名参与者,均为50岁以上的人。作为对这些活动的补充,我们对土耳其/库尔德社区协会协调员的专业参与者进行了13次采访。我们对这些访谈和绘图研讨会进行了主题分析,确定了三个相互关联的主题:“社区的安全感”、“密度和多样性”以及“接近种族便利设施”,以解释参与者在社区背景下的社会参与模式。研究结果阐明了个人特征和感知身份与社区的物理、社会和文化环境相交的途径,从而为50岁以上讲土耳其语的成年人创造了社会参与的机会。
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Housing and Society
Housing and Society Social Sciences-Urban Studies
CiteScore
2.30
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0.00%
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期刊介绍: Housing and Society is the journal of the Housing Education and Research Association (HERA). The journal supports the mission of HERA by providing for the dissemination of research and other scholarly work. Submissions from a broad range of perspectives are encouraged. Topics in housing include: policy, design, social aspects, gerontology, behavioral aspects, energy/environment, equipment, interiors, economics, theory/model development, education, and program development or evaluation. The journal welcomes the submission of original research articles, notes and commentaries. Notes are shorter manuscripts presenting succinct information on housing related to one of the following categories: - Research: exploratory or not heavily theory-based or statistically analyzed - Academic: innovative teaching ideas - Program: development, implementation, and/or evaluation of Cooperative Extension or other housing programming efforts - Policy: examination of policy impact, comparative analysis, and/or need to achieve housing goals - Reviews: books, documentaries, etc.
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