Las políticas sociales de dependencia en España

Contribuciones y consecuencias para los ancianos y sus cuidadores informales (Social Policies concerning Dependence in Spain: Contributions and Consequences for the Elderly and Their Family Caregivers)

Bibliographic Data

ID4125697
AuthorsBibiana Escuredo (corresponding author)
Year2007
Issue119
Pages65
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0210-5233 • E-ISSN: 1988-5903
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/40184787
OpenAlexW2327260568
LanguageES
Citations received2

This study presents the evolution of social protection of dependence in Spain from the 1990s to the present, and describes the consequences of the lack of agreement among policy makers with respect to the measures to implement. The elements that dependence policies are based on are analysed, and their positive and negative aspects as well as their consequences for the elderly and their caregivers are emphasised. In view of situations such as a possible breakdown in the family's role of caring for dependants, policies to strengthen the family's role as caregiver are being introduced as part of the «Conciliation of Family and Working Life» program. Although these policies clearly have positive effects, they also imply personal costs and opportunity costs for family caregivers. This content downloaded from 157.55.39.104 on Sun, 19 Jun 2016 06:39:45 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms LAS POLITICAS SOCIALES DE DEPENDENCIA EN ESPANA

Conciliation · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Public policy · Social policy · Social science · Sociology · Welfare economics · Aging, Health, and Disability · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Sciences and Policies

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