Understanding the Disaster Experience of Older Adults by Gender: The Experience of Survivors of the 2007 Earthquake in Peru

Shenk D., Mahon J., Kalaw K. J., Ramos B., TUFAN İ.

HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, cilt.31, sa.11, ss.965-980, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07399332.2010.502274
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.965-980
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We examine the experiences of older adult survivors of the August 2007 oSouthern earthquakeo 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.