Aging and appearance: perceptions of a heterosexual transgender woman

Authors

  • Thais Fernanda Luz Yoshioka
  • Andrea Lopes
  • Heloísa Buarque de Almeida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22iEspecial26p59-100

Keywords:

Aging, Appearance, Transsexuality

Abstract

Autonomy in the construction of the appearance and its meanings have been presented in the edification of identities and social conditions throughout life course, promoting well-being. This psychosocial dynamic has not always happened in a simple and democratic way. Qualitative case study on the path of appearance construction of a heterosexual transgender Brazilian woman. Use of an ethnographic method. It was found that appearance is a complex variable, bringing together a constellation of several variables beyond gender or sex itself.

Author Biographies

Thais Fernanda Luz Yoshioka

Graduação em Têxtil e Moda 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), 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.

Heloísa Buarque de Almeida

Docente de Antropologia da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH) da USP, Brasil. Orientadora da pesquisa.

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Published

2019-11-24

How to Cite

Yoshioka, T. F. L., Lopes, A., & de Almeida, H. B. (2019). Aging and appearance: perceptions of a heterosexual transgender woman. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(Especial26), 59–100. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22iEspecial26p59-100

Issue

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

Section

Papers

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