Ndoro And Marimirofa Essay

those of immigrant populations such as people of West African origin. Thus, according to Ndoro and Marimirofa (ibid) the problem of dementia in the UK is likely to grow significantly. The same will apply to people of West African origin who are now living longer and not returning to their countries of origin. Citing Ratcliffe (1997), Ndoro and Marimirofa define ethnicity as ‘a communal sense of attachment to the past, sometimes expressed as memories of a shared past.’ Thus ethnicity involves a common ancestry, aspects of kinship, religion, language, shared territory, and nationality or physical appearance. Ndoro and Marimirofa (ibid) observe that in London there is a concentration of UK black Africans in the more deprived parts of the city. They also note that there is a mismatch between the population and the distribution of services. The suggestion here seems to be that we look at reasons other than those of mere minority ethnicity to explain poor access to and use of available dementia services. The politics of social …show more content…
The studies also examined the limitations that people of different EM backgrounds face. The two themes identified and isolated in this review both look at those things that appear to be the main causes of the mismatch between availability and access to dementia care services among ethnic minority groups. That was what made the researcher choose them and ignore the other three themes. All seven studies, however, involved different people from different backgrounds and professionals taking care of different people with different EM backgrounds. The people involved in the two chosen themes are categorically placed in a group that adheres to identifying cultural beliefs with dementia and also exhibit apparent indifference in seeking knowledge about the disease and seeking services for their