Institutional Context of Family Eldercare in Mexico and the United States
Institutional Context of Family Eldercare in Mexico and the United States
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DOI:
10.1007/s10823-016-9291-3
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发表时间:
2016-09-01
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2
通讯作者:
Wallace, Robert B.
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作者:
Angel, Jacqueline L.;Angel, Ronald J.;Wallace, Robert B.
Mexico and the United States share a border over 2000 miles long and they also share the reality of rapidly aging populations. In each country the aging of the population is occurring in the context of very different levels of economic development and distinct political, cultural and institutional histories. The United States has a relatively long experience with long-term institutional and community care, while Mexico does not (Angel et al. 2012). For Mexico, limited fiscal resources and the needs of a large lowincome population limit the possibilities (Gutiérrez et al. 2015). In both the United States and Mexico other options in addition to government sponsored programs must be developed.In Mexico, as in nearly all other countries, the family remains the major source of support for most aging parents (Gomes and Montes de Oca 2004). For Latinos in the United States, the reliance on family has also been the norm (Wallace 2012). In the United States Social Security and Medicaid provide older Latinos a more adequate long-term safety net than is