Challenges of Latino Aging in the Americas

This book examines one of the most important demographic changes facing the United States: an overall aging population and the increasing influence of Latinos. It also looks at the changing demographics in Mexico and its impact on the health and financial well-being of aging Mexicans and Mexican Americans. The book provides a conceptual and accessible framework that will educate and inform readers about the interconnectedness of the demographic trends facing these two countries. It also explores the ultimate personal, social, and political impact they will have on all Americans, in the U.S. as well as Mexico.

Challenges of Latino Aging in the Americas features papers presented at the 2013 International Conference on Aging in the Americas, held at the University of Texas at Austin, September 2013. It brings together the work of many leading scholars from the fields of sociology, demography, psychology, anthropology, geography, social work, geriatric medicine, epidemiology, and public affairs.

Coverage in this edited collection includes working with diverse populations; culturally compatible interventions for diverse elderly; the health, mental health, and social needs and concerns of aging Latinos; and the policy, political, and bi-lateral implications of aging and diversity in the U.S. and Mexico. The book provides a rich blend of empirical evidence with insightful, cutting-edge analysis that will serve as an insightful resource for researchers and policy makers, professors and graduate students in a wide range of fields, from sociology and demography to economics and political science.

Preface: William A. Vega.- Section 1 - Demographic and Economic Implications for Health and Well-being (Perspective) in Mexico and the USA: An Overview: Jacqueline L. Angel.- 1: Overview: The Growing Importance of Educational Attainment and Retirement Security of Mexican-Origin Adults in the U.S. and in Mexico: Marie Mora.- 2: The Future of Hispanics May Determine the Socioeconomic Future of the United States: Steve H. Murdock, Michael Cline, and Mary Zey.- 3: The Train Has Left the Station: Latino Aging in the New South: Gregory B. Weeks and John R. Weeks.- 4: Of Work and the Welfare State: Labor Market Activity of Mexican-Origin Seniors: Mariana Campos Horta and Marta Tienda,.- 5: Aging and Retirement Security: United States of America and Mexico: Jorge Bravo, Nicole Mun Sim Lai, Gretchen Donehower, and Ivan Mejia-Guevara.- Section 2 - New Data and Methodological Approaches on Aging Research in Mexico and the United States: Kyriakos S. Markides: 6:.- Overview: New Data and Methodological Approaches on Aging Research in Mexico and the United States: Flávia Cristina Drumond Andrade.- 7: Self-employment, Health Insurance, and Return Migration of Middle-Aged and Elderly Mexican Males: Emma Aguila, Raquel Fonseca, and Alma Vega.-8: Lifelines: The implications of migrant remittances and transnational elder care for the financial security of low-income Hispanic immigrants in the United States: Chenoa Flippen.- 9: Dementia Informal Caregiving in Latinos: What Does the Qualitative Literature Tell Us?: Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano, Yarin Gomez, and Ladson Hinton.- 10: Prevalence and Determinants of Falls among older Mexicans: Findings from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey: María P. Aranda, Mariana López-Ortega, and Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo.- Section 3 - Bi-national, Trans-national Migration Perspectives: Mexico, Latin America, and the U.S.A.: William A. Vega: Overview: Bi-national, Trans-national Migration Perspectives: Mexico, LatinAmerica, and the U.S.A.: William A. Vega and Stipica Mudrazija.- 12: The Demography of the Elderly in the Americas: The Case of the United States and Mexico: Rogelio Sáenz.- 13: Access to Medical Care and Family Arrangements among Mexican Elderly Immigrants Living in the United States: Verónica Montes-de-Oca, Telésforo Ramírez, Nadia Santillanes, San Juanita García, and Rogelio Sáenz.- 14: Intergenerational Transfers in Urban Mexico: Residential Location of Children and Their Siblings: Nekehia Quashie.- 15: Texas Self-Help Informal Settlement & Colonia Housing Conditions, Aging, and Health Status: Peter M. Ward.- 16: Achieving Sobriety among Latino Older Adults: Erick G. Guerrero, Tenie Khachikian, Yinfei Kong, William A. Vega.- 17: The Profile of Mexican Elder Migration Flow Into the US (2004-2013): Silvia Mejía-Arango, Roberto Ham-Chande, and Marie-Laure Coubes.- Section 4 - Cost and Coverage: Fiscal Impacts: Fernando M. Torres-Gil: 18: Overview: Policy Responses, political realities and Cross-National Variations: Responding to Health and Social Needs of the Latino Century: Fernando M. Torres-Gil.- 19: Profile of Pre-Retirement Age Hispanics in the Medicaid and Private Insurance Markets: Expanding vs. Non-Expanding States: Henry S. Brown III, Kimberly J. Wilson, and Jacqueline L. Angel.- 20: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Willingness to Pay for Improved Health: Evidence from the Aging Population: Olufolake O. Odufuwa, Robert P. Berrens, and Robert Burciaga Valdez.- 21: The Economic Security of Latino Baby Boomers: Implications for Future Retirees and for Healthcare Funding in the U.S.: Zachary D. Gassoumis, Kathleen H. Wilber, and Fernando M. Torres-Gil.- 22: Present State of Elder Care in Mexico: Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo, Raúl Hernán Medina Campos, and Mariana López Ortega.- 23: Pension Reform, Civil Society, and Old Age Security in Latin America: Ronald J. Angel and Javier Pereira.- 24: The Politics of Aging in a Majority-MinorityNation: Courtney M. Demko and Fernando M. Torres-Gil.- Epilogue: Jacqueline L. Angel.