Sánchez Ayéndez M
Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan 00936.
P R Health Sci J. 1990 Apr;9(1):141-5.
This article presents a qualitative analysis of the informal networks of support of older Puerto Rican women. It focuses on the support offered by adult children to their aged mothers. Cultural definitions about female and male roles affect the types of exchange that occur within the family. The elderly mothers expect and receive more help from their daughters than their sons. The daughters feel pleased by the fact that they are able to assist their mothers yet, many indicated that in certain occasions they feel stress.
本文对波多黎各老年女性的非正式支持网络进行了定性分析。它聚焦于成年子女给予年迈母亲的支持。关于男女角色的文化定义影响着家庭内部发生的交流类型。年迈的母亲期望并从女儿那里得到比儿子更多的帮助。女儿们因能够帮助母亲而感到欣慰，然而，许多人表示在某些情况下她们会感到压力。
