Elliot Kathryn Sabrena
Gerontology Program and Center on Aging, Minnesota State University, 358 Trafton Science Center N, Mankato, MN 56001, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2005;26(1):23-41. doi: 10.1300/J021v26n01_03.
This article explores the benefits of using cross-cultural, anthropological approaches to help students understand the varying experience of aging within the United States and around the globe. Through cultural comparison and increased knowledge of the cultural context of aging standardized aspects of practice such as assessment protocols and concepts of function are critiqued, so that students will be better prepared to work as professionals with elders from diverse cultural backgrounds. A gerontology course designed to accomplish these goals is used as the focus of discussion and as an example of how such a course can be constructed.
本文探讨了运用跨文化人类学方法的益处，以帮助学生理解美国及全球范围内不同的衰老体验。通过文化比较以及对衰老文化背景知识的增加，诸如评估方案和功能概念等标准化实践方面受到了批判，以便学生能更好地为与来自不同文化背景的老年人打交道做好专业准备。一门旨在实现这些目标的老年学课程被用作讨论焦点，并作为此类课程构建方式的一个示例。
