Social Exclusion Among Official Language Minority Older Adults: A Rapid Review of the Literature in Canada, Finland and Wales
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Published:2021-06-08
Issue:3
Volume:36
Page:285-307
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ISSN:0169-3816
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Container-title:Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Cross Cult Gerontol
Author:
Nyqvist FredricaORCID, Häkkinen Emilia, Renaud Alexandre, Bouchard Louise, Prys Cynog
Abstract
AbstractIt has been suggested that older adults from minority linguistic and ethnic communities face higher risks of being socially excluded. The aim of this review was, therefore, to explore and review social exclusion studies conducted among official language minority older adults in three countries, namely Canada, Finland and Wales. A rapid review approach was used to review scientific literature in line with six social exclusion domains. The literature searches were made in Finnish, Swedish, English, French and Welsh and were restricted to research published within the timeline of 2001 – September 2019 and yielded 42 articles. The included studies were categorized into three different domains: socioeconomic influences, social participation and societal conditions. Converging and diverging patterns of social exclusion in old age were identified between the linguistic minorities. Linguistic barriers regarding access to health care and receiving health information were common across the three linguistic contexts, whereas exclusion from social participation was noticed amongst the linguistic minorities in Canada and Wales. Some connections between belonging to a linguistic minority and being exposed to a lower socioeconomic status and higher poverty risk were made, however, these findings were not robust across all three countries. The findings indicated that experiences of exclusion could be considered fairly common among linguistic minority older adults. We conclude that the research evidence presented in the review sheds light on issues of social inequality in old age between linguistic majorities and minorities, thus identifying important aspects of social exclusion to guide future research as well as policy and practice.
Funder
Health Canada Högskolestiftelsen i Österbotten Svenska Kulturfonden Abo Akademi University
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Geriatrics and Gerontology,Health(social science)
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