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- Title
Aged Immigrants: Still Forgotten Clients in the Provision of Recreation Services?
- Authors
Karlis, George
- Abstract
In 1990, I wrote and published an article in Recreation Canada entitled, "Aged Immigrants: Forgotten Clients in the Provision of Recreation Services." The purpose of that article was to enhance awareness of aged immigrants while also making recommendations to service providers for the provision of recreation services. Amidst the aging of Canada's population, the present article revisits the 1990 article with the intent of further enhancing awareness of Canada's aged immigrants - both those of today and those of tomorrow - and the uniqueness of this population group for the provision of recreation services. The objectives are to: (1) identify the physical and social implications of aging, (2) provide an overview of the current state of condition of Canadianbased leisure studies research on aged immigrants and recreation, and (3) provide recommendations for the provisions of recreation services for Canada's aging ethnic population. This article also provides an assessment of the six recommendations presented in 1990, plus adds four new recommendations based on what has happened - and what has not happened - in research in the past 23 years. With immigration continuing to increase, and with the number of aging immigrants higher than ever, it is suggested that all areas of the service sector - public, private and non-profit- as well as researchers, educational institutions and academics work together to increase awareness of aged immigrants and their rights to equal provision of recreation services. Only through the efforts of all will aged immigrants not be forgotten clients for the provision of recreation services.
- Subjects
CANADA; OLDER immigrants; IMMIGRANTS; RECREATION; AGING &; society; SOCIAL impact; SERVICE industries; SOCIAL &; economic rights; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Social Research, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
1920-2121
- Publication type
Article