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Wray, Sharon (2012) “This is your life you have to live with the memories”: Older migrant women’s reflections on living with the past. The International Journal of Aging in Society, 1 (3). pp. 35-48. ISSN 2160-1909
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Abstract
Memories collected across the life-course often inform our sense of who we are and what is important to us, as we grow older. This article draws on the findings of two qualitative life-history research projects that set out to explore older UK migrant women’s quality of life across the life course. It has two main aims. One aim is to contribute to existing theorizations of social memory. Another aim is to show the extent to which migrant women’s memories of life-altering events influence their satisfaction with life as they grow older. The article concludes by arguing for an approach to the study of ageing that is sensitive to the impact of memories on our experiences of growing older.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | readers must ask publisher's permission to reproduce |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration |
| Schools: | School of Human and Health Sciences School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Research in the Social Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | Cherry Edmunds |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2012 14:31 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2012 16:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/14066 |
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