Browsing by Author "Cabib Madero, Ignacio"

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    It Is Not Just Mortality:A Call From Chile for Comprehensive COVID-19 Policy Responses Among Older People
    (2021) Villalobos Dintrans, Pablo ; Browne, Jorge; Cabib Madero, Ignacio
    Objective: Provide a synthesis of the COVID-19 policies targeting older people in Chile, stressing their short- and long-term challenges. Method: Critical analysis of the current legal and policy measures, based on national-level data and international experiences. Results: Although several policies have been enacted to protect older people from COVID-19, these measures could have important unintended negative consequences in this group's mental and physical health, as well as financial aspects. Discussion: A wider perspective is needed to include a broader definition of health-considering financial scarcity, access to health services, mental health issues, and long-term care-in the policy responses to COVID-19 targeted to older people in Chile.
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    Understanding vulnerable and multiple life courses across Latin America
    (2024) Biehl Lundberg, Andrés; Cabib Madero, Ignacio; Undurraga Fourcade, Eduardo Andrés; Abufhele, Alejandra
    In this debate article, we examine how the growth and consolidation of life course research –a field experiencing a “golden age” according to Ferraro and Shafer (2017)– has enriched our understanding of social vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean (LA&C) 1. Our examination of life course and vulnerability studies aims to provide insights on two critical aspects of this region: First, we explore the impact of welfare institutions on diverse life trajectories, and second, we address the deeply entrenched inequalities of LA&C societies. Accordingly, our conceptual discussion of vulnerability and the life course revolves around these twin themes, the role of welfare institutions and the persistent inequality of LA&C societies, which hold significant implications for the sociologyand social policy of the region.