Sociocultural indicators and life histories of long-lived elderly: heterogeneity and resignification of habits in old age

Authors

  • Nicole Debia Departamento de Nutrição, FAESF.
  • Nadia Dumara Ruiz Silveira Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Gerontologia e do Programa de Estudos Pós˗Graduados em Educação: Currículo, PUC-SP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i1p291-305

Keywords:

Aging, Long-lived Elderly, Cultural Characteristics, Life Histories.

Abstract

When conceiving aging as a complex phenomenon characterized by multiple dilemmas and challenges, the aim of this study is justified: to outline the profile of a long-lived elderly sample living in São Paulo, SP, and highlight the articulations of their trajectories and life habits with sociocultural indicators which characterize the context of the coexistence environments, in the perspective of promoting aging with quality of life. The study was carried out by a qualitative approach, using interviews with elderly aged eighty years old and over. The analyses were based on previously defined categories and made it possible to highlight the heterogeneity of perceptions and behaviors motivated by sociocultural stimuli, which instigates the constant remeaning of aging, of old age and of the elderly, considering the quality of life expected.

 

Author Biographies

Nicole Debia, Departamento de Nutrição, FAESF.

Nutricionista. Mestre em Gerontologia, PUC-SP). Especialista em Gerontologia, UNINOVE. Especialista em Nutrição Clínica, UGF. Docente do Departamento de Nutrição, FAESF.

Nadia Dumara Ruiz Silveira, Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Gerontologia e do Programa de Estudos Pós˗Graduados em Educação: Currículo, PUC-SP.

Pedagoga. Doutora em Ciências Sociais, USP. Mestre em Ciências Sociais, PUC-SP. Docente e pesquisadora do Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Gerontologia e do Programa de Estudos Pós˗Graduados em Educação: Currículo, PUC-SP. Líder do grupo de pesquisa Educação, Longevidade e Qualidade de Vida, PUC-SP.

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Published

2019-03-30

How to Cite

Debia, N., & Silveira, N. D. R. (2019). Sociocultural indicators and life histories of long-lived elderly: heterogeneity and resignification of habits in old age. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(1), 291–305. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i1p291-305

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Papers

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