Publication: Redes familiares, género y política social en España y Francia
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2008
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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La preocupación acerca de la capacidad del Estado del Bienestar para responder a las nuevas demandas que el
envejecimiento de la población va a producir en los próximos años, explica la creciente relevancia que las relaciones
intergeneracionales, más allá de la familia nuclear, están adquiriendo en el debate público. El artículo
discute el papel de la ayuda de la red familiar en la provisión de cuidado de los dependientes en perspectiva
comparada en Francia y España. En ambos países, el protagonismo de los mayores en el cuidado de los nietos
se ha incrementado en los últimos años. Hay, sin embargo, una diferencia importante. En Francia la ayuda de
los abuelos complementa recursos generosos del Estado, mientras que en España sustituye las escasas políticas
sociales. En ambos países son fundamentalmente las familias quienes asumen el cuidado de los mayores que no
pueden valerse por sí mismos, siendo la lógica de las políticas sociales apoyarlas para que puedan seguir haciéndolo.
Emergen así diversas cuestiones en torno a quienes van a ser los cuidadores del futuro, si es justo o deseable
que lo sigan siendo las familias, o más concretamente, las mujeres.
The concern about the capacity of welfare states to respond to the new demands the aging of the population will pose in the years to come, explains why intergenerational relationships, beyond the nuclear family, are becoming a relevant issue in public debate in Europe. The article discusses the role of kinship support for care in comparative perspective in France and Spain. Both in France and Spain the role of grandparents as carers seems to have increased in the last years. The main difference between the two countries is that in the former kinship support complements generous provision of services by the state whereas in Spain grandparents substitute scarce social polices. In both countries it is mostly families that provide care for the elderly, the underlying logic of policies being to help families with support services provided by the state. Several issues emerge as questions to be asked: whether in the future families and, more specifically, middle aged women will continue to be available as carers, to what extent this is fair or desirable and how should this resource be complemented with other resources from the state, the market or the community.
The concern about the capacity of welfare states to respond to the new demands the aging of the population will pose in the years to come, explains why intergenerational relationships, beyond the nuclear family, are becoming a relevant issue in public debate in Europe. The article discusses the role of kinship support for care in comparative perspective in France and Spain. Both in France and Spain the role of grandparents as carers seems to have increased in the last years. The main difference between the two countries is that in the former kinship support complements generous provision of services by the state whereas in Spain grandparents substitute scarce social polices. In both countries it is mostly families that provide care for the elderly, the underlying logic of policies being to help families with support services provided by the state. Several issues emerge as questions to be asked: whether in the future families and, more specifically, middle aged women will continue to be available as carers, to what extent this is fair or desirable and how should this resource be complemented with other resources from the state, the market or the community.
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Relaciones intergeneracionales, Cuidado, Políticas sociales, Género, Francia, España, Intergenerational relationships, Care, Social policies, Gender, France, Spain
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Política y Sociedad, Vol. 45, N.2 (2008) pp. 87-104