essay
To be aged, Hispanic, and female: the triple risk
Twice a minority : Mexican American women • St. Louis, Missouri • Published In 1980 • Pages: 249-258
By: Stephens, Richard C., Oser, George T., Blau, Zena Smith.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the problems facing the elderly (over 65) Mexican American woman in the United States. The authors examine those areas of life that seem particularly important to the elderly, such as economic conditions (e.g., loss of income), health status, morale, and community involvement. While controlling for the important variables of age and social class, comparisons are made to Anglo women, younger Mexican American women (aged 55-64), and to Mexican American males. From the analysis of their data the authors conclude that: (1) the older Mexican American female appears more disadvantaged that the older Anglo female; (2) the Mexican American female appears to be in a worse position than does the Mexican American male; and (3) the older Mexican American female fares worse than the younger Mexican American female (pp. 257-258).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Gender status
- Classes
- Senescence
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chicanos
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Texas, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard C. Stephens, George T. Oser, and Zena Smith Blau
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 258)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 80011177
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexican Americans