Understanding older Chicanas /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Facio, Elisa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [1996]
Colección:Sage series on race and ethnic relations ; v. 14.
Temas:
Older Mexican American women.
Older Mexican American women > California, Northern > Case studies.
Femmes âgées américaines d'origine mexicaine.
Femmes âgées américaines d'origine mexicaine > Californie (Nord) > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Older Mexican American women
Northern California
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 futur.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (128 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452246635
1452246637

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