Accommodating the Malaysian elderly: The cultural precursors

Mohd Yusof, Yusnani (2007) Accommodating the Malaysian elderly: The cultural precursors. Ageing International, 31 3: 185-202.


Author Mohd Yusof, Yusnani
Title Accommodating the Malaysian elderly: The cultural precursors
Journal name Ageing International  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank C)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2007-05-23
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1007/BF02915228
Volume number 31
Issue number 3
ISSN 0163-5158
1936-606X
Start page 185
End page 202
Total pages 18
Place of publication New York, United Kingdom
Publisher Springer
Language eng
Subject 120599 Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified
Abstract This paper discusses the cultural characteristics of aged persons that facilitate planning of their future accommodation. It involves the identification of cultural values of the individual elderly, the rural/urban location, and the identification of loadings on those values. The key operative variables of the accommodation system are preserving face, a desire for harmony, with compliance a third factor. These values have been shown to influence the decisions on housing accommodation, particularly in determining change in accommodation and barrier free spatial forms in the housing environment, and shaping free flowing interaction with the community and choice in housing options.
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Confirmed Code
Institutional Status Non-UQ

 
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