Mercado de Teapa, Tabasco: “Desafíos para los adultos mayores comerciantes”
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informal sector
job satisfaction
older adults
sector informal
satisfacción laboral
adultos mayores
job satisfaction
older adults
sector informal
satisfacción laboral
adultos mayores
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Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
En este estudio se identifican los retos que intervienen en el bienestar de los adultos mayores que trabajan en el mercado Diana Córdova de Balboa, ubicado en municipio de Teapa en Tabasco, México. Se realizó una investigación de tipo cualitativa, exploratoria, considerando el método fenomenológico, el cual indaga el conjunto de experiencias y vivencias de estos sujetos. Al respecto, se llevaron a cabo entrevistas semiestructuradas a seis adultos mayores que han laborado en el espacio antes citado, en las cuales se busca obtener un acercamiento a la realidad de los adultos mayores comerciantes y que, con ello, se dé cuenta y se describan los retos que enfrentan en dicha actividad. Aspectos como la salud, las modificaciones en los modos de trabajo y circunstancias particulares como el medio familiar, son algunos de los desafíos que enfrentan los adultos mayores comerciantes de este mercado; aunado a esto, se le suma la situación emergente e incontrolable derivada de la pandemia por Covid-19 que los llevó a la encrucijada entre trabajar para alimentarse o confinarse para conservar su vida y salud. El análisis realizado permitió reafirmar que los adultos mayores son un sector de la población considerado vulnerable por condiciones como el deterioro en su salud, impacto de sus niveles socioeconómicos, carencia de sistemas de salud y de esquemas laborales; se aprecia como el hecho de padecer estos desafíos desmerita y vulnera su bienestar físico y psicológico. De esta manera, se busca contribuir a la reflexión sobre el bienestar de las personas mayores que desempeñan una actividad comercial independiente en tiempos actuales y replantear condiciones socioeconómicas laborales, así como redes de apoyo para fomentar su bienestar.
This study identifies the challenges involved in the well-being of older adults working in the Diana Córdova de Balboa market in the municipality of Tapa in Tabasco, Mexico. Qualitative exploratory research was carried out considering the phenomenological method, which investigates the set of experiences of these subjects. In this regard, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six older adults who have worked in the aforementioned space to obtain an approach to the reality of the more senior adult traders and, thus, to describe the challenges they face in this activity. Aspects such as health, changes in the ways of working, and particular circumstances, such as the family environment, are some of the challenges faced by older adults traders in this market; in addition to this, there is the emerging and uncontrollable situation derived from the Covid-19 pandemic that led them to the crossroads between working to feed themselves or confining to preserve their life and health. The analysis carried out reaffirmed that older adults are a sector of the population considered vulnerable due to conditions such as deterioration in their health, the impact of their socioeconomic levels, and lack of health systems and labor schemes; it can be seen how the fact of suffering from these challenges detracts and undermines their physical and psychological wellbeing. In this way, we seek to contribute to reflecting on the well-being of older people who work in independent commercial activities today and to rethink socioeconomic working conditions and support networks to promote their well-being.
This study identifies the challenges involved in the well-being of older adults working in the Diana Córdova de Balboa market in the municipality of Tapa in Tabasco, Mexico. Qualitative exploratory research was carried out considering the phenomenological method, which investigates the set of experiences of these subjects. In this regard, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six older adults who have worked in the aforementioned space to obtain an approach to the reality of the more senior adult traders and, thus, to describe the challenges they face in this activity. Aspects such as health, changes in the ways of working, and particular circumstances, such as the family environment, are some of the challenges faced by older adults traders in this market; in addition to this, there is the emerging and uncontrollable situation derived from the Covid-19 pandemic that led them to the crossroads between working to feed themselves or confining to preserve their life and health. The analysis carried out reaffirmed that older adults are a sector of the population considered vulnerable due to conditions such as deterioration in their health, the impact of their socioeconomic levels, and lack of health systems and labor schemes; it can be seen how the fact of suffering from these challenges detracts and undermines their physical and psychological wellbeing. In this way, we seek to contribute to reflecting on the well-being of older people who work in independent commercial activities today and to rethink socioeconomic working conditions and support networks to promote their well-being.
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Science and Society; Vol. 48 No. 2 (2023): Science and Society; 27-42
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 48 Núm. 2 (2023): Ciencia y Sociedad; 27-42
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/cys.2023.v48i2
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 48 Núm. 2 (2023): Ciencia y Sociedad; 27-42
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/cys.2023.v48i2