Narratives of age and uprootedness among older Cambodian refugees |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health at Georgia State University, One Park Place, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA;3. ZevRoss Spatial Analysis, 120 N Aurora St., Suite 3A, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA;4. Division of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 745 S. Glynn St., Fayetteville, GA 30214, USA;1. Kasuya Research Forest, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 811-2415, Japan;2. Department of Geography, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96822, USA;3. Research Institute for East Asia Environments, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan;4. Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori 680-0001, Japan;5. The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8302, Japan;6. Institute of Forest and Wildlife Research and Development, Forestry Administration, 40, Preah Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;7. Laboratory of Forest Planning, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan;8. Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan;1. Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil;2. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Jundiaí, Jundiaí, Brazil;1. School of Health Policy and Management, York University, Room 011 Health Nursing and Environmental Studies Building, 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada;2. Faculty of Health, York University, Room 411 Health Nursing and Environmental Studies Building, 4700 Keele St. Toronto ON, M3J 1P3, Canada;1. Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA;2. Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA;3. University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA;4. Four Seasons, Flat Rock, North Carolina, USA;5. University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA;6. Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Durham VAMC, Durham, North Carolina, USA |
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| Abstract: | This article examines Cambodian refugees' beliefs and traditions about age from the perspective of the cultural life course. Drawing on a study of 39 Cambodians between the ages of 50 and 79, the article explores the process of life reorganization from the standpoint of social liminality. The narratives of these refugees illustrate how cultural traditions shape views of who is old. Moreover, these narratives illustrate how gender roles and their loss, as well as factors that mitigate role loss, shape the experience of old age. It is concluded that (1) subscribing to the traditional cultural template for the Cambodian life course provides a sense of continuity in the face of disruption, and (2) the Cambodian family, as a central social institution, serves as a vehicle for role continuity, role loss, and the management of conflict. The extended family thus continues to be a primary source of meaning as elders reorganize their lives in old age. |
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