Making Sense of Home Among Ethnic Minority Older Adults: Experiences of Aging in Place Among the Turkish Community in London

Melisa Yazdanpanahi; Ryan Woolrych

doi:10.1080/17406315.2023.2209773

Making Sense of Home Among Ethnic Minority Older Adults: Experiences of Aging in Place Among the Turkish Community in London

Melisa Yazdanpanahi, Ryan Woolrych

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The importance of home in constructing notions of identity, self, and belonging is well recognized in the aging in place literature. However, much of the research has focused on mainstream population groups, rather than on the experiences of ethnic minority communities, whose lifecourse trajectories may reveal one of transience in relation to place, aging and home. Based on 48 semi-structured individual interviews and five community mapping workshops with 65 older Turkish adults living in north London, this paper aims to provide insight into how the home is negotiated and understood by older Turkish migrants. Thematic analysis of the data revealed three interrelated themes important to the narratives of older Turkish people: “Home as a reflection of identity and self”, “Home as a social and cultural place” and “Transnationality, mobility and home”.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-63
Number of pages	21
Journal	Home Cultures
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17406315.2023.2209773
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2023

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aging in place
ethnicity
home
migration

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