This book examines the role of civil society organizations in defending the rights and addressing the needs of vulenerable groups, paying close attention to services for the elderly. The authors build on theories of state and non-governmental organizations to examine roles in the social contexts of Mexico and the U.S.
This book examines the role of civil society organizations in defending the rights and addressing the needs of vulenerable groups, paying close attention to services for the elderly. The authors build on theories of state and non-governmental organizations to examine roles in the social contexts of Mexico and the U.S.
Ronald J. Angel is Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas-Austin and coauthor, along with Jacqueline L. Angel, of Family, Intergenerational Solidarity, and Post-Traditional Society and Latinos in an Aging World. Verónica Montes-de-Oca Zavala is Professor of Sociology and Demography at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She is the author of Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe. UNAM and Oxford Institute of Ageing Population.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Struggling Collectively for Truth and Justice 2. Defamilisation and the Welfare State 3. Elder Rights in the Context of the New Human Rights Discourse 4. Active Aging and Citizenship 5. The Political and Legal Contexts of Eldercare in Mexico 6. Labor Unions and the Struggle for Political Power 7. Improving the Quality of Life 8. The Expanding Human Rights Agenda 9. Illiberal Democracy and the Future of Civil Society
1. Struggling Collectively for Truth and Justice 2. Defamilisation and the Welfare State 3. Elder Rights in the Context of the New Human Rights Discourse 4. Active Aging and Citizenship 5. The Political and Legal Contexts of Eldercare in Mexico 6. Labor Unions and the Struggle for Political Power 7. Improving the Quality of Life 8. The Expanding Human Rights Agenda 9. Illiberal Democracy and the Future of Civil Society
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