TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Understanding the disaster experience of older adults by gender: the experience of survivors of the 2007 earthquake in peru
JO  - Health care for women international
A1  - Shenk, Dena
A1  - Mahon, Joan
A1  - Kalaw, Karel J.
A1  - Ramos, Blanca M.
A1  - Tufan, Ismail
SP  - 965
EP  - 980
VL  - 31
IS  - 11
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9332
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2010.502274
ID  - ref1
ER  -