Ageing and appearance: the experience of Indian immigrants in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Authors

  • Carolina Barreta Caio
  • Patrícia Yokomizo
  • Andrea Lopes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22iEspecial26p101-125

Keywords:

Aging, Appearance, Immigration

Abstract

Immigration may cause changes in life course. This research aims to characterize the personal appearance over the aging of Indians who immigrates from India to Brazil during youth. It was oriented in the ethnographic method. Eight immigrants aged 56 and over were interviewed. The process of construction of appearance was characterized by the breakdown of traditions, appropriations, and meanings of the body influenced by the intercultural contact, the necessity of adaptation and social engagement.

Author Biographies

Carolina Barreta Caio

Graduação em Gerontologia e colaboradora do grupo de pesquisa, ensino e extensão Envelhecimento, Aparência e Significado (EAPS), ambos da Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Graduação em Relações Internacionais, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, Brasil.

Patrícia Yokomizo

Graduação em Têxtil e Moda. Mestre em Gerontologia, fundadora e membro do grupo EAPS, todos da EACH/USP, Brasil.

Andrea Lopes

Antropóloga, docente da Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia e das Graduações em Gerontologia e Têxtil e Moda. Fundadora e coordenadora do grupo EAPS. Todos da EACH/USP, Brasil. Orientadora da pesquisa

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Published

2019-11-24

How to Cite

Caio, C. B., Yokomizo, P., & Lopes, A. (2019). Ageing and appearance: the experience of Indian immigrants in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(Especial26), 101–125. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22iEspecial26p101-125

Issue

Vol. 22 (2019): NÚMERO ESPECIAL 26 - Envelhecimento e Aparência

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Papers

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