Research Catalog

Title

Understanding older Chicanas / Elisa Facio.

Author

Facio, Elisa.

Publication

Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1996.

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Details

Description

vii, 119 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

Focusing on an overlooked and under-studied population, Understanding Older Chicanas examines older Chicanas' lives, status, and public policy needs. Chicana elderly tend to be poor, reflecting the economic position of Chicanos in American society; they also tend to be stereotyped as widows and grandmothers, reflecting the cultural values of Mexican American society. This work shows how Chicana elderly cope with this economic and cultural marginality and how they gain the personal and financial resources they require. Author Elisa Facio also relates how scholars and public policymakers have previously understood Chicana elderly, provides new data on the social meaning of Chicana old age, and points out the implications of that meaning for future policymakers. This perceptive volume is essential reading for those in academic and policy settings who are interested in issues regarding multicultural aging experiences, diversification, life-cycle phases, socialization, and women.

Series Statement

Sage series on race and ethnic relations ; v. 14

Uniform Title

Sage series on race and ethnic relations ; v. 14.

Subject

• Older Mexican American women
• Older Mexican American women > California, Northern > Case studies
• Frau
• Alter
• Ouderdom
• Inkomen
• Northern California
• Chicanos

Genre/Form

Case studies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- Chicano aging research and the modern aging period -- Older Chicanos and the "new aging period" -- Who are the Chicano elderly? -- Older Chicanos -- Fieldwork process -- 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 -- 3. Being old and poor: structural constraints in Chicano Old Age -- Late widows: from independent worker to dependent spouse -- Unpartnered widows: from dependent spouse to primary wage earner 4. Familial relationships and Chicano Old Age -- Being an older woman means being more than just a grandma.

ISBN

• 0803945809
• 9780803945807
• 0803945817
• 9780803945814

LCCN

95009291

OCLC

• ocm32590805
• 32590805
• SCSB-2071505

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library