Análisis de las condiciones de vida de los adultos mayores, su relación con la migración de sus hijos e hijas hacia el exterior, el caso de la parroquia Sinincay 2015

Abstract

This essay analyzes the living conditions of older adults with children living abroad in the Sinincay parish of the city of Cuenca, and is oriented to know how migration influenced their lives, that is, improved, worsened or the same as before. What is common in these people is that they all lived through the migratory processes of their children. After applying a semi-structured interview to fifteen selected adults, the results obtained are as follows: migration began more than three decades ago, the main causes are: the support of their families from their life or from their destination, the need to improve the quality of life for their families, therefore theirs. The majority of older adults still feel the support of their families, not only economic, for some of them the migration of their children was a success, however, for others it is the opposite. They feel affected in their health, however, they do not abandon their daily activities. In summary, their perceptions are diverse, particularly that does not simplify the effects that resulted from migration in this group. Nonetheless they recognize that economic remittances represent a transcendental link between the people who emigrated and the people who stayed.