Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Ageism and age discrimination
- 2 Multiple discrimination
- 3 Older women, work and the impact of discrimination
- 4 Still disadvantaged? Women in modern pension systems
- 5 Ageing and social class: towards a dynamic approach to class inequalities in old age
- 6 Age, sexual orientation and gender identity
- 7 Age and ethnicity
- 8 Disability and age discrimination
- 9 New approaches for understanding inequalities in service use among older people
- Index
- References
7 - Age and ethnicity
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Ageism and age discrimination
- 2 Multiple discrimination
- 3 Older women, work and the impact of discrimination
- 4 Still disadvantaged? Women in modern pension systems
- 5 Ageing and social class: towards a dynamic approach to class inequalities in old age
- 6 Age, sexual orientation and gender identity
- 7 Age and ethnicity
- 8 Disability and age discrimination
- 9 New approaches for understanding inequalities in service use among older people
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Compared to many countries in Europe, Canada is a relatively ‘young’ nation, but its demographic profile is undergoing dramatic changes. Older adults are the most rapidly expanding population in Canada, expected to grow from 13.7% today to almost 24% by the year 2031 (BC Ministry of Health Services 2004). Equally striking is the increase of ethnocultural minority older adults (EMOA), who now comprise more than 25% of this age cohort (Statistics Canada 2006a). Diversification is especially apparent in Canada’s three major immigrant-receiving metropolitan areas: Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
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- Age Discrimination and DiversityMultiple Discrimination from an Age Perspective, pp. 132 - 159Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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