Citation

Shenk D, Mahon J, Kalaw KJ, Ramos BM, Tufan I. Health Care Women Int. 2010; 31(11): 965-980.

Affiliation

Gerontology Program, Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07399332.2010.502274

PMID

20924872

Abstract

We examine the experiences of older adult survivors of the August 2007 "Southern earthquake" in Peru within the cultural context of gender roles and family relationships. The data include 24 semistructured videotaped interviews conducted in Pisco in December 2007 with survivors of the earthquake aged 60-90. The responses, experiences, and adjustments of the older adult disaster survivors will be discussed in terms of their family and social support systems and gender roles. These older adults sustain their personal identities and deal with their health concerns in the aftermath of the earthquake in the context of these cultural systems of support.

Language: en