Violence against Elderly Migrants and Its Consequences on Their Health: Experience from Monterrey, Mexico

Acharya Arun Kumar ()
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Acharya Arun Kumar: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Av. Lázaro Cárdenas Ote. y Paseo de la Reforma S/N, Campus Mederos U.A.N.L., C.P. 64930, Monterrey, Mexico

Social Change Review, 2014, vol. 12, issue 2, 161-183

Abstract: In this paper, an attempt has been made to analyse how the violence and abuse against elderly migrants in Monterrey, Mexico affects their health. For this research, 257 elderly Mexican migrants were surveyed in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey during 2012 through 2013. The study found that the majority of elderly people migrate to urban areas in search of a better economic opportunity. Once in the city, they are absorbed into the informal economic sectors. Results indicate that most of these elderly people suffer physical, sexual and psychological violence, as well as neglect and financial abuse from their employer, relatives, clients and pedestrians, which has an adverse effect on their health. Elderly migrants reported numerous health problems, where many of them were suffering from different types of injuries, stress and depression, among others. This paper concluded that violence suffered by elderly migrants has a significant impact on their health.

Keywords: Elderly migrants; Informal economy; Violence and abuse; Health vulnerability; Mexico (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1515/scr-2015-0004

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