Montes de Oca Verónica, Hebrero Mirna
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
Papeles Poblac. 2006 Oct-Dec;12(50):82-100.
Aging in Mexico is a process with several effects in the families and homes. However, the presence of older members in Mexican families has been scarcely analyzed. In this paper we reflect on the experiences of homes with advanced life cycles when turning points happen, such as widowhood, retirement, empty nest stage and when chronic diseases appear, as well as caring processes and family and social networks weakening, and social and institutional support diminution. We analyze some data from the National Survey on Health and Aging in Mexico (Enasem, 2001) considering the gender differences and, specially, health condition of elder people.
在墨西哥,老龄化是一个对家庭产生多方面影响的过程。然而,墨西哥家庭中老年成员的情况却很少得到分析。在本文中,我们思考了处于生命周期后期阶段的家庭在经历诸如丧偶、退休、空巢期以及出现慢性病等转折点时的经历,还有照护过程、家庭及社会网络的弱化,以及社会和机构支持的减少。我们分析了墨西哥全国健康与老龄化调查(Enasem,2001)中的一些数据,同时考虑了性别差异,特别是老年人的健康状况。