Disciplinary perspectives on later-life migration in the core journals of social gerontology. 2003

William H Walters, and Esther I Wilder
Owen D. Young Library, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 1317, USA. whwalters@stlawu.edu

OBJECTIVE The authors examine the bibliographic structure of recent research on later-life migration, highlighting the contributions of particular journals and disciplines. METHODS The authors identify the primary journals publishing research in this area, including a set of four core journals within the field of social gerontology. They evaluate the disciplinary affiliations of authors publishing in the core journals and the extent to which those journals cite relevant research published elsewhere. RESULTS Geographical and economic perspectives on later-life migration are underrepresented within the core journals of social gerontology. In particular, major articles published outside the core journals are seldom cited within those journals. CONCLUSIONS Although the core journals of social gerontology account for over a third of the recent literature on later-life migration, they present only a partial (chiefly sociological) perspective on the subject.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010506 Periodicals as Topic Works about publications issued at stated, more or less regular, intervals. Journals as Topic,Magazines,Newsletters,Magazine,Newsletter
D002170 Canada The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.
D004641 Emigration and Immigration The process of leaving one's country to establish residence in a foreign country. Immigration,Labor Migration,Border Crossing,Chain Migration,Emigration,In-Migration,International Migration,Out-Migration,Return Migration,Settlement and Resettlement,Temporary Migration,Turnaround Migration,Border Crossings,Chain Migrations,Crossing, Border,Crossings, Border,Emigrations,Immigration and Emigration,Immigrations,In Migration,In-Migrations,International Migrations,Labor Migrations,Migration, Chain,Migration, International,Migration, Labor,Migration, Return,Migration, Temporary,Migration, Turnaround,Migrations, Chain,Migrations, International,Migrations, Labor,Migrations, Return,Migrations, Temporary,Migrations, Turnaround,Out Migration,Out-Migrations,Resettlement and Settlement,Return Migrations,Temporary Migrations,Turnaround Migrations
D005853 Geriatrics The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility. Gerontology
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012961 Sociology A social science dealing with group relationships, patterns of collective behavior, and social organization. General Social Development and Population
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.

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