What do we now know about the health of the Irish in Britain?
What do we now know about the health of the Irish in Britain?
The White Irish ethnic group in England and Wales has the oldest age structure in the country, and so should be of interest to Gerontologists. It is one of the longest established migrant groups to Britain and has experienced health and social inequality that endures into later generations. Theories of migration tend to assume that migrant groups will assimilate into the host population over time and come to display similar health profiles. However, this has not proven to be the case with the Irish population living in Britain. In this presentation, I will discuss the results of a state-of-the-art literature review where I address the key question of whether the health of today’s Irish population in Britain is still as bad as it was 20 years ago. A critical discussion will examine how the Irish have been constructed in health literature and propose reasons why there is a resistance to the idea of including the Irish in health research.
Willis, Rosalind
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3 July 2024
Willis, Rosalind
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Willis, Rosalind
(2024)
What do we now know about the health of the Irish in Britain?
British Society of Gerontology 53rd Annual Conference: New Directions in Ageing & the Life Course, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
03 - 05 Jul 2024.
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The White Irish ethnic group in England and Wales has the oldest age structure in the country, and so should be of interest to Gerontologists. It is one of the longest established migrant groups to Britain and has experienced health and social inequality that endures into later generations. Theories of migration tend to assume that migrant groups will assimilate into the host population over time and come to display similar health profiles. However, this has not proven to be the case with the Irish population living in Britain. In this presentation, I will discuss the results of a state-of-the-art literature review where I address the key question of whether the health of today’s Irish population in Britain is still as bad as it was 20 years ago. A critical discussion will examine how the Irish have been constructed in health literature and propose reasons why there is a resistance to the idea of including the Irish in health research.
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Published date: 3 July 2024
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British Society of Gerontology 53rd Annual Conference: New Directions in Ageing & the Life Course, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 2024-07-03 - 2024-07-05
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