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Intergenerational Exchanges in Mexico: Types and Intensity of Support.
1United Nations Population Fund and Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Mexico.
Current Sociology. La Sociologie Contemporaine
|January 30, 2018
Summary
In Mexico, adult children and elderly parents exchange financial and care support, influenced by gender roles. Men provide money, while women offer unpaid care, reflecting traditional family dynamics.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Gerontology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Intergenerational support is crucial for family well-being.
- Understanding gendered patterns of support exchange is vital for policy development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze gender differences in support exchanges between elderly parents and adult children in Mexico.
- To identify the types of support (financial, services, care) provided and received by different generations and genders.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the United Nations household survey in Mexico City (SABE, 2000) and the National Study of Ageing and Health (ENASEM, 2001).
- Employed quantitative analysis to examine patterns of support exchange based on generation and gender.
Main Results:
- Both elderly parents and adult children provide financial and care support, including gifts for grandchildren.
- Men primarily offer monetary support, contingent on employment income or pensions.
- Women focus on caregiving, providing unpaid services and receiving informal economic aid, perpetuating traditional domestic roles.
Conclusions:
- Gender roles significantly shape intergenerational support dynamics in Mexico.
- Monetary support is linked to male providers, while women's contributions are often unpaid caregiving.
- Support exchange is a reciprocal process between elderly parents and adult children, including in-laws.
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