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The “Graying” of Mexico and its Impact on Female-Headed Households: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2022

Ashley P. Finley
Ashley P. Finley*
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Dickinson College
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Abstract

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Though much scholarly attention has been paid to the emergence of female-headed households in Latin America, there is debate over where to place these households within discussions of poverty and resource deprivation. Two issues complicate this debate: first, the lack of multi-resource models in quantitative analyses to fully assess types of resource accumulation, and second, the broad failure for analyses of female-headed households to differentiate between different kinds of female-heads of household.

Resumen

Resumen

A pesar de que se ha prestado mucha atención académica al surgimiento de familias encabezadas por mujeres en América Latina, aún se debate en donde ubicarlas dentro de las discusiones sobre pobreza y privación de recursos. Dos factores complican este debate: primero, la falta de modelos de múltiples recursos en los análisis cuantitativos para evaluar los tipos de acumulación de recursos, y segundo, el error de los análisis de familias encabezadas por mujeres de no hacer distinciones entre las mujeres cabezas de familia. Esta nota de investigación emplea la operación y regresión de cuatro tipos de recursos de capital para evaluar los niveles relativos de familias encabezadas por mujeres diferenciadas por edad. Específicamente, los recursos de familias encabezadas por mujeres de 18 a 44, 45 a 49, y 60 o más años, se comparan con cinco medidas de capital monetario, físico, social y humano. Los resultados indican áreas de privación, pero no una consistente falta de recursos en ninguno de los grupos etarios. Utilizando fundamentos teóricos y metodológicos derivados de González de la Rocha, Moser, y Rakodi, el análisis y los resultados de recursos de capital en este estudio son discutidos desde la perspectiva de vulnerabilidad equivalente, en vez de la perspectiva de estrategias efectivas de sobrevivencia.

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Research Reports and Notes
Information
Latin American Research Review , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , October 2007 , pp. 183 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by the University of Texas Press

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