Aging and Gender: Reconstructing Older People’s Social Roles in Care Work

Authors

  • Marcelo Piña Morán Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
  • Verónica Gómez Urrutia Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v9i2.2521

Keywords:

gender; ageing; social roles; rupturist gerontology; carework; gerontological theories

Abstract

This paper discusses the social roles of older people from a social gerontology perspective; particularly, critical gerontology. Considering the process of growing older as a gendered one, the example of care work is used to argue that an inclusive re-construction of older people’s social roles must include a critical reflection on the intersection between gender and ideas on ageing and its potentialities. Such a reflection should include the need of gathering information on the subjective assessment individuals make on what it means to be old, the potentialities of this life stage and the roles associated to it, as opposed to consider older people the passive recipients of public policy aimed at this age group.

Author Biographies

  • Marcelo Piña Morán, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile

    Doctor en Estudios Americanos, mención Pensamiento y Cultura. Labora en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas de la Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile. Sus áreas de especialización son Envejecimiento y Cultura; Trabajo Social y Gerontología; Epistemología de la Investigación Social.

  • Verónica Gómez Urrutia, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile

    Ph.D. in Sociology-Gender Studies. Labora en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades de la Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile. Sus áreas de especialización son el análisis de políticas públicas y legislación sobre género y familia en América Latina y la educación en ciudadanía

Published

2019-07-01

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Section

Artículos

How to Cite

“Aging and Gender: Reconstructing Older People’s Social Roles in Care Work”. 2019. Revista Rupturas 9 (2): 23-38. https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v9i2.2521.