title: Aging experiences of older immigrant women in Québec (Canada): From deskilling to liberation.
abstract: This article examines experiences of aging of older immigrant women. The data are based on qualitative research that was conducted in Québec, Canada with 83 elderly women from different ethnocultural backgrounds (Arab, African, Haitian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Romanian, etc.). The results on how such immigrant women deal with material conditions of existence such as deskilling, aging alone, being more economically independent, and the combined effects of liberation from social and family norms associated with age and gender in the light of the migration route, will be presented. For the majority, migration opened up possibilities for personal development and self-affirmation. The findings demonstrated the relevance of the intersectional approach in understanding the complexity and social conditionings of women's experiences of aging.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work , University of Québec at Montréal , Montréal , Québec , Canada.
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Charpentier
authors.affiliation: b Department of Sociology , University of Québec at Montréal , Montréal , Québec , Canada.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quéniart
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011792:Quebec; D012944:Social Support; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Experiences of aging; intersectional approach; older immigrant women; qualitative research