A feminist critique of the patriarchal care system for the Elderly in Guerrero (1988-2018)

Abstract

The purpose of this research work is to describe and explain the institutional and social causes of the absence of a healthcare system for a vulnerable group such as the elderly in the state of Guerrero, during the neoliberal period in Mexico (1988-2018). What has currently translated into the lack of a series of prevention, telecare, and residential support services for this vulnerable group This phenomenon was a consequence of two factors: 1. Neoliberalism and 2. The heteronormative patriarchal model, which in turn defined the character of gender, ethnicity and social class influenced and continues to affect the distribution of state resources. In the State of Guerrero, the context, in particular, is alarming, since it is a federal entity that has a double gender alert, where social assistance is based on a family regime in which families especially women are held responsible. women, of the care of their members in a situation of dependency. The methodology used was analytical and exegetical when reviewing and analyzing Guerrero legislation that allows the implementation of a care system at the local level, based on socialist feminist critical theory on Welfare State capitalism.