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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2218-36202021000300021</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[On the rights of the elderly in Ecuador: from constitutional dogmatic to local reality]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Sobre los derechos de las personas adultas en Ecuador: de la dogmática constitucional a la realidad local]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alvarado Vélez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>21</fpage>
<lpage>28</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000300021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000300021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000300021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The defense of rights of priority care groups takes on special relevance, particularly considering that, within this group, millions of older adults suffer violations of their rights, ranging from discrimination and social and political exclusion, to abuse in institutions, neglect in humanitarian settings, and denial and rationing of health care. In this context, this paper analyzes the state of rights of older adults as a result of family, social and institutional public-private relationships. For this, a field investigation was carried out in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province, Ecuador. Interviews were carried out with public and private officials and surveys with different actors, including older adults. The findings show that, in the case of this province, their rights are violated, mainly in social and family environments. Furthermore, the evidence suggests that the institutions in charge of ensuring their care have implemented programs or provided their services in a timely manner and with positive results, which has made it possible to guarantee their constitutional rights. It is concluded that the responsibility to guarantee their rights is social and involves all the people who are directly or indirectly related to them.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La defensa de los derechos de los grupos de atención prioritaria cobra especial relevancia, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que, dentro de este grupo, millones de adultos mayores sufren violaciones de sus derechos, que van desde la discriminación y la exclusión social y política, hasta el abuso en las instituciones, el abandono en contextos humanitarios, y negación y racionamiento de la atención médica. En este contexto, este trabajo analiza el estado de los derechos de las personas mayores como resultado de las relaciones público-privadas familiares, sociales e institucionales. Para ello, se realizó una investigación de campo en la provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. Se realizaron entrevistas con funcionarios públicos y privados y encuestas con diferentes actores, incluidos los adultos mayores. Los hallazgos muestran que, en el caso de esta provincia, se vulneran sus derechos, principalmente en el ámbito social y familiar. Además, la evidencia sugiere que las instituciones encargadas de velar por su atención han implementado programas o prestado sus servicios de manera oportuna y con resultados positivos, lo que ha permitido garantizar sus derechos constitucionales. Se concluye que la responsabilidad de garantizar sus derechos es social e involucra a todas las personas que están directa o indirectamente relacionadas con ellos.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Constitutional guarantees]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[human rights]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[rights of special groups]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[older adults]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Garantías constitucionales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[derechos humanos;, derechos de grupos especiales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[adultos mayores]]></kwd>
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