Resumen

TUIRAN, Rodolfo. Transición demográfica, trayectorias de vida y desigualdad social en México: lecciones y opciones. Pap. poblac [online]. 2002, vol.8, n.31, pp.25-66. ISSN 2448-7147.

This work explores some important links between the process of demographic transition and the transformations in the life course. It holds that the advance of the demographic transition -under early transition, full transition and advanced fertility transition conditions- has led, in interaction with other processes, to changes in the content, organization, and structure of the life course of mexican women. It argues that the advance of the demographic transition has multiplied the events, dependencies and social and individual relationships associated with family life. The article attempts to show that such changes have taken place among all the social groups in Mexico, although those who live in poverty lag behind. The article also examines some changes in the educational, work, and retirement trajectories of mexican men and women, which interact in complex and varied forms with mortality, nuptiality and fertility.