Understanding older Chicanas

Understanding older Chicanas / Elisa Facio.

This is the first major sociological report on the lives, status and public policy needs of the Chicana elderly, a population which is generally poor and has been stereotyped as widows and grandmothers. Elisa Facio offers insight into how Chicana elderly cope with their economic and cultural margina...

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Main Author: Facio, Elisa
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [1996]
Series:Sage series on race and ethnic relations ; v. 14.
Subjects:
Older Mexican American women.
Older Mexican American women > California, Northern > Case studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Older Mexican American women
Northern California
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Introduction; Chicano Aging Research and the Modern Aging Period; Older Chicanos and the New Aging Period
  • Who are the Chicano Elderly?; Older Chicanas; Fieldwork Process; Chapter 2
  • Entering the World of Older Chicanos/Mexicans; The Center; Interaction of Age and Gender: Self-Worth and Continuity; Relocation of the Center; Center Interaction; Sexual Antagonism; Center Life as Cultural Expression; Summary; Profiles; Chapter 3
  • Being Old and Poor: Structural Constraints in Chicana Old Age.
  • Late Widows: From Independent Worker to Dependent SpouseUnpartnered Widows:From Dependent Spouse to Primary Wage Earner; Chapter 4
  • Familial Relationships and Chicana Old Age; Chapter 5
  • Being an Older Woman Means being More than Just a Grandma; Conclusion; Chapter 6
  • Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author.

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