Analysis of marital dissolution in the Brazilian elderly population, 2002-2011

Authors

  • Bárbara Das Neves Linhares Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Brasília (DF), Brasil.
  • Lucy Gomes Vianna Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Brasília (DF).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i1p109-128

Keywords:

Elderly, Marital dissolution, Trends 2002-2011 (IBGE) Brazil.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the marital dissolution in the elderly population during the period from 2002 to 2011, through data collection from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). The number of elderly who resorted to marital dissolution, added separations and divorces, increased 136.1% in the period, exceeding the growth rate of the elderly population, occurring in all age groups of elderly. Thus, governmental, social and political measures should be developed and introduced briefly to minimize these findings, because these breakups can adversely affect the quality of life of older people, reaching their immediate family and the society.

 

Author Biographies

Bárbara Das Neves Linhares, Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Brasília (DF), Brasil.

Graduanda do curso de Medicina da Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Brasília (DF), Brasil.

 

Lucy Gomes Vianna, Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Brasília (DF).

Professora titular de Clínica Médica da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). (aposentada). Professora da Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Gerontologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Brasília (DF).

 

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Published

2015-03-30

How to Cite

Linhares, B. D. N., & Vianna, L. G. (2015). Analysis of marital dissolution in the Brazilian elderly population, 2002-2011. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(1), 109–128. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i1p109-128

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Papers

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