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Ageing in networks

The unbounded geographies of non-migrant and migrant older adults

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ID11948880
AuthorsElaine Lynn-Ee Ho (0000-0002-5400-7668, National University of Singapore, Singapore, corresponding author), V Chua (0000-0001-8330-7427, National University of Singapore, Singapore), Chen-Chieh Feng (0000-0003-0410-714X, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Year2024
Volume48
Issue6
Pages737-751
Publication date2024-07-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueProgress in Human Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-1325 • E-ISSN: 1477-0288
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/03091325241263970
OpenAlexW4401065272
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited106

We propose ‘ageing in networks’ as an optic that shows how the social networks of older adults extend beyond their residential neighbourhoods to extra-local and transnational settings. The paper brings together literature on ageing and social networks in mobilities and migration research to identify shared thematic framings between non-migrant and migrant older adults. Our approach broadens the analytical frame to encapsulate how ageing individually and in communities takes place through local and international mobility and via digital technologies. Ageing in networks also illuminates the importance of connecting their social protection needs with those of the people in their care assemblages

Ageing · Economic geography · Geography · Mobilities · Older people · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Gerontology

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year9,5
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
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