Representações e identidades na velhice: modos de ver e viver o envelhecimento

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Luna, Veronica Lucia do Rego
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Brasil; Psicologia Social; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Representações sociais; Social representations; Processos identitários; Velhice ativa; Promoção da velhice; Identity processes; Active aging; CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/tede/7642

As a response to new demands brought about by aging both in Brazil and in the world as a whole, the scientific interest for this issue concerning the old person social, economic and psychologic well-being. The inclusion of the aging in society, rather than an aim has had to become programs and public policies cannot do without the participation of these subjects. Social Psychology has developed an outstanding role in the defense of human rights of minorities and has added to the solving of many psychosocial matters. This work has the goal of adding to the knowledge of old age and the aging process.51 active aging people were interviewed (60/92 years old) and seven young subjects (18 to 27) of the medium class of João Pessoa/PB. Data indicate the predominance in both groups of negative representations of old age and aging, rooted in ideas of illness, physical decline and losses both social and biological. Amongst the young, these representations of rejection appear under the form of unquietness as to their own process in the future. Amongst the older the denial and avoidance of the identity imposed by society to them prevailed. Many triggering factors are considered when thinking about action and upon aging and chronological age is not a unique criterium for its delimitation. There is consensus about the existence of discrimination of the old in the country: however not many admitted having been victims of prejudice. The prevailing representation is that a well off aging results of the interaction between biological, psychological and social factors; however, the social and affective bonds are prioritary amongst these, under the form and expression of loving care and attention. We consider that set of data offers important elements as guidance to multiprofessional programs aiming at the promotion of active aging subjects as valued members of society.