Understanding Older Chicanas - Sociological and Policy Perspectives

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 marginality, and how they gain the personal and financial resources they require. The book relates how scholars and public policy makers have previously understood the world of Chicana elderly, and provides new data on the social meaning of Chicana old age, specifying implications of that meaning for future policy makers.

List of contents

Introduction
Entering the World of Older Chicanos/Mexicans
Being Old and Poor
Structural Constraints in Chicana Old Age
Familial Relationships and Chicana Old Age
Being an Older Woman Means Being More than Just a Grandma
Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Elisa Facio
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.1995
• EAN: 9780803945814
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-4581-4
• No. of pages: 119
• Series: Sage Series on Race and Ethnic; SAGE Series on Race and Ethnic Relations; Sage Race and Ethnic Relations
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories