REPRESENTATIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN ELDERLY WOMEN AND YOUTHS EXPOSED TO NEW SOCIAL PRACTICES IN OLD AGE

Authors

  • Vannessa de Resende Cardoso Rabelo Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Angela Arruda Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1678-9563.2020v26n1p62-81

Keywords:

Social representations. Old age. Elderly

Abstract

This study analyzes social representations about elderly people and the aging
process in two focus groups, one composed of elderly women and the other
of youths. The investigation was performed in institutions that propose
activities for these age groups in Juiz de Fora (State of Minas Gerais) and
it is based on the Moscovici and Jodelet theory, and the analysis, using the
Alceste software, identifies five classes. The characteristic classes of youths bring the figure of the old ones in the past time and nowadays, as well
as the wisdom of old age. The typical class of old women points to the
fear of loneliness and dependence as well as the wish for autonomy. Other
participants point out the lack of patience and disrespect as a problem in the
relationship between society and the elderly. In conclusion, the data unveil,
despite the presence of hegemonic representations, signs of a “new old age”:
the linkage of the elderly with technology, according to the youths; and the
search for autonomy, for old women.

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Author Biographies

Vannessa de Resende Cardoso Rabelo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), mestra em Gerontologia pela Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB), psicóloga graduada pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás). Endereço: Avenida Vice-Presidente José de Alencar, 1440, bloco 3, ap. 1201 - Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil. CEP: 22775-033.

Angela Arruda, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Doutora em Psicologia Social pela Universidade de São Paulo, mestra em Psicologia Social pela Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, psicóloga pela Universidade de São Paulo. Professora adjunta do Departamento de Psicologia Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e da Universidade de Évora

Published

2020-04-13

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