Personas mayores y sus condiciones de vida en Costa Rica
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2025-07-02
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Espinoza Herrera, Rebeca
Méndez Castellanos, Fernando
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Frente al acelerado envejecimiento de la población y la necesidad de contar con información sobre la población mayor del país, desagregada por sexo, en esta ponencia se presenta el resultado del estudio sobre las condiciones de vida de las personas de 65 años y más del país, llevado a cabo en el marco de la actividad académica “Condiciones de vida de las personas mayores y políticas públicas sobre la vejez en Costa Rica: una mirada desde la perspectiva de género y el enfoque de derechos humanos”, desarrollada en el marco del Programa Análisis de Coyuntura de la sociedad costarricense, de la Escuela de Sociología de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.
Faced with the accelerated aging of the population and the need for information on the country's older population, disaggregated by sex, this paper presents the results of the study on the living conditions of people aged 65 and over in the country. This study was conducted as part of the academic activity "Living Conditions of Older Persons and Public Policies on Old Age in Costa Rica: A Look from a Gender Perspective and a Human Rights Approach," developed within the framework of the Program for the Analysis of the Current Situation of Costa Rican Society, of the School of Sociology of the National University of Costa Rica.
Faced with the accelerated aging of the population and the need for information on the country's older population, disaggregated by sex, this paper presents the results of the study on the living conditions of people aged 65 and over in the country. This study was conducted as part of the academic activity "Living Conditions of Older Persons and Public Policies on Old Age in Costa Rica: A Look from a Gender Perspective and a Human Rights Approach," developed within the framework of the Program for the Analysis of the Current Situation of Costa Rican Society, of the School of Sociology of the National University of Costa Rica.
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ANCIANOS, SENIORS, CALIDAD DE VIDA, QUALITY OF LIFE, DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL, SOCIAL INEQUALITY, GÉNERO (SEXO), GENDER (SEX), DATOS ESTADÍSTICOS, STATISTICAL DATA