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Cultural Scripts and the Social Integration of Older People

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1997

KALYANI MEHTA
KALYANI MEHTA
Affiliation:
Department of Social Work and Psychology, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
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Abstract

The cultural strategies for the social integration of older people within their families of the three major ethnic groups in Singapore, the Chinese, Malays and Indians, is the focus of this paper. Analysis of data reveals three underlying principles, namely, reciprocity, elders as transmitters of cultural heritage, and the social significance of auspicious days and festivals. Taken together, the principles and strategies indicate the salient impact of cultural factors on the subjective experience of old age.

Keywords

older peopleculturesocial integrationethnicityfamilyAsiaSingapore
Type
Research Article
Information
Ageing & Society , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , May 1997 , pp. 253 - 275
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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