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Ethnicity, References - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Ethnological groups that do not come from northern and western
        European countries(Novak et., al, 2018).
    - - Quoted
        
        “The aging population today is exploding. What do they call it? Oh, the ‘silver tsunami’. I’ve heard they are taking jobs that belong to younger workers! And Zhang Wei cannot even keep up with the latest technology. Why doesn’t he just retire like he is supposed to and collect a pension. Of course, we are paying for them to retire and when it is time for us to retire there will be no Old Age Pension left!”
        
        Explained
        
        Elders being the minority of employees gives them less advantage in the workplace. In this case, cultural minority does effect just as much and could potentially lead to a degree of losses.
    - - Life course perspective
        
        Definition
        
        The idea that life unfolds from birth to death in a social, cultural, and historical perspective. This leads to the impact of social institutions, historical periods and events, personal biography, life cycle stage, life events, and resources o the minority older person(Novak et., al, 2018).
    - - Visible Minority Seniors
        
        Significance
        
        Non-European and/or not white in skin tone(Novak et., al, 2018).
- - - - Groups of people that share common language, beliefs, values, and practices(Novak et., al, 2018).
    - - Quoted
        
        “I didn’t have many options for work, you see. My education from China was not recognized and I could only speak a few words in English. It was also very important to me that our daughters be raised following the traditional ways of our culture. I used to scold Zhang Wei for speaking English with the girls when they were young.”
        
        Explained
        
        It was challenging for Zhang Wei to build a life in Canada due to the age factor(being 65 years old) and the culture part of his ethnicity(language and place of birth).
    - - Aging and Diversity
        
        Significance
        
        Social power based on age or age relations effect older persons and contradicts with their different ethnicities.
        
        Theory related
        
        Buffering theory
        
        Definition
        
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    - - Multiple Jeopardy theory
        
        Definition
        
        The concept of the idea that there is compounding of disadvantages associated with age, race, ethnicity and gender(Novak et., al, 2018).