Social Representations of the Elder and the Old Age in Different Age Groups
A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out about adolescents (23), adults (21) and elders (27) lay conceptions about “elderly person” and “old age”. Seventy-one interviews were conducted. All participants took activities from Maringá – PR’s SESC, and were randomly selected. A lexicographic...
| Autor Principal: | Magnabosco-Martins, Claudia Regina; Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Irati |
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| Otros Autores: | Camargo, Brigido Vizeu; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Biasus, Felipe; Universidade Regional Integrada, Erechim |
| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2009
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/627 |
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A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out about adolescents (23), adults (21) and elders (27) lay conceptions about “elderly person” and “old age”. Seventy-one interviews were conducted. All participants took activities from Maringá – PR’s SESC, and were randomly selected. A lexicographic analysis and descending hierarchical classification involving text (software ALCESTE) were employed. Results: a) elders associated family relations, activity and the “young spirit” idea to the concept of “elderly person”; b) non-elders link “elderly person” to physical and psychological losses, experience and wisdom; c) all participants think of aging as a stage and not as a process, which is objectified by the old person’s character, in opposition to the more positive term: elderly person; and d) there were elements from Life-Span theory (Baltes), and ideas linked to the concept of successful aging. |
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