Angel Ronald J
Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Fam Community Health. 2009 Jan-Mar;32(1 Suppl):S46-57. doi: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000342839.05607.2a.
Successful or healthful aging are terms that draw attention to life course issues related to individual, physical, and psychologic development and maturation, but they also draw attention to the material basis of successful aging and the social structures that determine one's place in the social hierarchy. This article focuses on barriers to optimal aging for Hispanics, especially those of Mexican origin, and argues that cultural factors and social class are closely associated. The reduction of health disparities and equity in medical and long-term care requires an understanding of both cultural and material sources of differential health levels.
成功老龄化或健康老龄化这些术语，既关注与个体、身体和心理发展及成熟相关的生命历程问题，也关注成功老龄化的物质基础以及决定一个人在社会等级制度中地位的社会结构。本文聚焦于西班牙裔，尤其是墨西哥裔美国人实现最佳老龄化的障碍，并认为文化因素和社会阶层密切相关。减少医疗和长期护理方面的健康差距及实现公平，需要了解健康水平差异的文化和物质根源。
