Motherhood and extradomestic work in urban Mexico

García, Brígida; Oliveira, Orlandina de

doi:10.1016/s0261-3050(97)00001-6

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“…The dissonance between being caregivers and not wanting to be a future burden on their families may be explained by placing our findings within the context of the abundant literature on family formation and functioning in Mexico (K. Finkler, 1994a;García & de Oliveira, 1997;LeVine et al, 1986;LeVine, 1986;Oropesa, 1997;Vázquez-Nuttall et al, 1987). Gender role differentiation and social role functioning, particularly the female marianisma role, are important to the social organization of Mexican culture (Staton, 1972).…”

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Concepts of Burden in Giving Care to Older Relatives: A Study of Female Caregivers in a Mexico City Neighborhood

Mendez-Luck

Kennedy

Wallace

2008

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Objectives-This study examined how women in a Mexico City suburb conceptualized the construct of burden within the context of giving care to older relatives.Methods-Data were collected on forty-one women through semi-structured interviews regarding their caregiving experiences to elderly relatives. Phenomenological principles were used to analyze meanings and understandings of caregiving experiences.Results-Burden was a multi-dimensional construct that referred to specific situations that made caregivers feel emotionally or physical "heavy." Burden also referred to "being a burden" by being in the way, making things difficult, or being a 'weight' on caregivers' shoulders. However, women in this study also viewed burden as a positive sacrifice that involved love, initiative, and good will.Discussion-This study is an important first step in defining the ways in which caregiving is positively and negatively meaningful for Mexican caregivers and their families. Our findings offer an additional dimension of caregiver burden to broaden our understanding and measurement of the construct. The development of culturally appropriate instruments to measure caregiving burden in Mexico is necessary to provide an empirical foundation for policy recommendations that address the growing need for institutional support of caregivers. Moreover, our findings suggest that researchers studying caregiving in Mexico should think about how burden is measured on existing instruments before adapting them for widespread use.

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“…Finkler, 1994a;K. Finkler, 1994b;García & de Oliveira, 1997;LeVine et al, 1986;Nader, 1986;Olson, 1977;Peñalosa, 1968). As the mariana, a mother is expected to be completely submissive to her husband, acknowledge his authority, and perform self-sacrificing behaviors (García & de Oliveira, 1997;Hubbell, 1993;Peñalosa, 1968).…”

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Concepts of Burden in Giving Care to Older Relatives: A Study of Female Caregivers in a Mexico City Neighborhood

Mendez-Luck

Kennedy

Wallace

2008

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…Women are currently half of the workers in this sector, which occupies as many as 84 percent of the economically active female population in the country (INEC 2001:Cuadro 13). The expansion of light manufacturing in free-trade zones, mainly around the San José Metropolitan Area, has also opened up opportunities for female workers (see Sandoval García 1997). Additional impetuses to rising female employment have emanated from declining birth rates associated with increased access to birth control, the growth in female education, and, more recently, mounting pressures on households to 6 expand and diversify their sources of earnings in the wake of neoliberal economic restructuring.…”

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Families on the Verge of Breakdown? Views on Contemporary Trends in Family Life in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Chant

2002

Journal of Developing Societies

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As in many other countries, family life in Costa Rica has changed in recent decades. Marriage is declining, divorce and separation are on the rise, out-of-wedlock births are increasing, and women head a growing number and proportion of households. Nationally and internationally, statements issued by the media, government bodies and the religious establishment indicate that these trends have provoked anxiety about “family breakdown.” Yet it is less well known if similar concerns are felt at the grassroots. The present paper explores reactions to family change among 176 low-and middle-income women and men from different age groups in Guanacaste province, northwest Costa Rica. A key finding is that although some trajectories in family life are perceived as encompassing possibilities for new, more flexible and egalitarian domestic arrangements, others are regarded as weakening family unity. Moreover, concerns about “family breakdown” are more common among adult males than their female counterparts or younger people. The reasons behind these disparate views relate to social, legal, and economic processes that have destabilized “traditional” gendered divisions of labor, power, and rights within Costa Rican households.

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“…Marianismo is the concept of femininity in the traditional Mexican family, which involves traits of weakness and deference [38]. This female gender role is based on the emulation of the Virgin Mary in the Catholic religion and has been referred to as la madre abnegada [34], meaning “self-sacrificing mother.” As the mariana , the mother is expected to be completely submissive to her husband, acknowledge his authority, and perform self-sacrificing behaviors to benefit her family [34, 39, 40]. …”

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The Perceived Role of Family in Heroin Use Behaviors of Mexican–American Men

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Kao

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J Immigrant Minority Health

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Background The influence of the family is not well understood as it relates to drug use behaviors of Hispanic male adults. We examined the family’s influence on drug use behavior, as perceived by Hispanic men who use heroin. Methods One-time qualitative interviews were conducted with 21 current and former heroin users who participated in a larger study on long-term heroin use in Mexican-American men. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Results Three main themes emerged: family as a supportive environment for heroin use; heroin as a family legacy; and, the family’s strategies for helping to stop using heroin. A sub-theme emerged on the paradox of family involvement, which spanned the three main themes. Discussion This research lays a foundation for future work to disentangle the risks and benefits of family involvement to inform culturally-centered therapies and cultural adaptations to traditional therapeutic approaches with Mexican American men who abuse drugs.

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Motherhood and extradomestic work in urban Mexico

Cited by 16 publications

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Concepts of Burden in Giving Care to Older Relatives: A Study of Female Caregivers in a Mexico City Neighborhood

Concepts of Burden in Giving Care to Older Relatives: A Study of Female Caregivers in a Mexico City Neighborhood

Families on the Verge of Breakdown? Views on Contemporary Trends in Family Life in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The Perceived Role of Family in Heroin Use Behaviors of Mexican–American Men

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