Old age by old Bahians in the light of the Jungian concept of Senex/Puer: everyday life, friendships and retirement
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i1p515-529Keywords:
Old age, Senex / Puer, Jung.Abstract
This study analyzed narratives of elderly people about their understanding of this stage of life from the concepts of Senex and Puer as developed by Jung. Six elderly people were interviewed about daily life, friendships and retirement. The results showed a tendency to experience the archetypal pole Senex resisting to changes, but also experiencing innovations in life, indicating the Puer pole. The two poles are concluded to be present in their lives, not only loss at this age.
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2020-03-29
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Rabinovich, E. P., & Paim Filho, M. P. (2020). Old age by old Bahians in the light of the Jungian concept of Senex/Puer: everyday life, friendships and retirement. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 23(1), 515–529. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i1p515-529
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