Basado en un estudio etnográfico en La Habana y áreas rurales, que tuvo una duración de doce años, este libro examina la crisis del cuidado, en Cuba. El autor argumenta que este pais enfrenta una crisis de reproducción social
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Com base em um estudo etnográfico de doze anos em Havana e áreas rurais, este livro examina a crise de cuidados em Cuba. O autor argumenta que este país enfrenta uma crise de reprodução social
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Based on a twelve-year ethnographic study in Havana and rural areas, this book examines the current crisis of eldercare in Cuba, underpinned by advanced demographic aging. With great humanity and a lively narrative, Destremau-Zeitz shows how intergenerational households enact interdependency and solidarity in response to the many complexities of daily life and a protracted economic crisis. Beyond the multidimensional crisis of care, the author argues that Cuba is facing a crisis of social reproduction that appears specific to (ex)socialist countries but holds lessons for many of the world’s developed nations as well.
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