Power and old age. The stories and their policies

Authors

  • Ricardo Iacub UBA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i4p439-453

Keywords:

Narratives, Metanarratives, Metaphors.

Abstract

This article identifies and critically analyzes three metanarratives and their central representations of aging and old age: life course and its decline; temporality, the end of life, prejudice and ageism. We will analyze the interconnection between the levels of the narratives and how great narratives help in the building of policies for the elderly, social practices and conceptual metaphors. Finally, the concept of "alternative narratives" that questions and promotes differences in the production of stories and metaphors will be proposed.

 

Author Biography

Ricardo Iacub, UBA

Ricardo Iacub – PhD in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Lecturer, Researcher of the Post-Graduation Course in Psychogerontology, UBA and the University of Mar del Plata and Rosario. Author of Erótica y Vejez. Perspectivas de Occidente (2006). ISBN: 950-122-640-9, Buenos Aires: Paidós. Traducción al portugués Erótica e Velhice: Perspectivas do Ocídente (2007). Translation by Marcos de Carvalho Pachá. San Pablo: Vetor. En: Coleção de Gerontologia. CDD- 155.30846. ISBN: 978-85-7585-191-3. Identidad y Envejecimiento. (2011). Buenos Aires: Paidós. ISBN: 978-950-124-289-8.

E-mail: ricardoiacub@gmail.com

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Iacub, R. (2015). Power and old age. The stories and their policies. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(4), 439–453. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i4p439-453

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Artigos

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