Editorial. Vejez y Género. Algunos Conceptos para el Análisis y el Debate

Vera, Pedro Sánchez

doi:10.17583/rasp.2016.1881

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“…According to Bauman (2005), new patterns are becoming more important, among them appearance or the growing value and centrality of the body and well-being in mass consumer society. The body as an element of social interaction, linked to beauty and image, has acquired a fundamental status in our societies (Sánchez Vera, 2016). Bourdieu (1984) refers to ‘physical capital’, the external appearance or exaltation of the young body and resistance to aging.…”

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What do people look for in a potential partner after the age of 50?

Fernández-Alonso

2023

International Sociology

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The intimate relationships of the older population have seldom been analyzed from a sociological perspective. This study provides novel information on what is desired in a partner after the age of 50 in Spain. The academic debate on this topic has been limited. Therefore, the contribution of this article is mainly an exploration of the empirical data. The database used is the Spanish General Social Survey prepared by the Sociological Research Center. The results indicate that personality is the most valued factor, followed by values and physical appearance. The variables with the greatest explanatory power in the estimated multinomial logit model are age, sex, level of education and cohabitation status. Educational homogamy appears among those with higher levels of education, with men more interested in physical appearance and women more interested in values and education. These last two characteristics are also more highly valued among those who are older.

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What do people look for in a potential partner after the age of 50?

Fernández-Alonso

2023

International Sociology

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“…M6, 70 años. Para el caso de las mujeres el "cuerpo envejecido" se condena, despojándolas de su atractivo social y la valoración de su belleza, la que resulta ser el atributo con el cuál se han permitido ser aceptadas (Sánchez, 2016). Los cambios físicos originados por los embarazos y el avance propio de la edad, provocan variaciones visibles en la constitución del cuerpo, los que no resultan fáciles de aceptar, toda vez que enaltecemos la belleza de la juventud y observamos con desprecio características corporales que dan cuenta de aquellos "signos" de vejez como son, las arrugas, las canas y la imagen del cuerpo envejecido.…”

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Envejecimiento, género y sexualidad: Aproximación a los significados sobre la sexualidad de mujeres mayores en la comuna de Valparaíso

2019

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Sexuality in older age is a phenomenon of incipient development in the gerontological field. There are beliefs and stereotypes that tend to place older people as asexual subjects, and to establish a natural association between aging and declining sexual activity. However, the literature indicates that older people can be sexually active, developing different experiences around it. From the perspective of gender, women are considered to face greater difficulties for enjoyment and sexuality on their life trajectory. The article presents the results of a qualitative descriptive study. The aim of this study was to reveal how significant sexuality is to the elderly female participants of the Office of the Elderly in the commune of Valparaíso. Six women between the age of sixty-four and seventy-six took part in the study. The results suggest that older women put sexuality in a secondary place in their lives, given an amount of experiences that were not very positive and pleasurable, related to a weak bond with their partners and situations of violence that had a great impact on the value that they now give to the subject. At the same time their experiences show evidence of traditional gender roles and an association of sexuality with reproduction and breeding, although they recognize that, being older women, they have allowed themselves to experience sexuality with greater autonomy, freedom and ability of exploration. It is concluded that sexuality is experienced mainly from a spiritual and affective dimension, and not from intercourse itself. They prioritize caring relationships in their daily life and family affective bonds over couple relationships. Even so, they value an increase in their capacity for autonomy, knowledge of their body and exploration, which is more developed now in their old age.

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“…O principal resultado desta oficina de conversação foi que as mulheres foram capazes de elaborar um questionamento crítico-reflexivo do que a cultura de gênero hegemônica constantemente reitera a partir das representações da feminilidade, que giram em torno da beleza e da perfeição como norma crítica das mulheres, que também coincidem com os resultados que a partir de diferentes disciplinas se expõe o fenômeno chamado corpo e velhice, e que se refere à idade como um traço característico da sociedade contemporânea, que recompensa a beleza e os corpos jovens 22,23 . Nas narrativas das mulheres participantes, pode ser observada uma mudança no sentido intersubjetivo de ser uma mulher idosa 24 , que se reflete em seus sentimentos e experiências em seu corpo de "ser velha", bem como suas expectativas e condições de longevidade 25 .…”

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Sororidad: hilo que entreteje historias de resistencia colectiva ante la vejez y el cuerpo femenino

Sánchez

Ávila

Castañeda

2018

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Este é o relato de uma experiência de trabalho clínico com mulheres, desde uma perspectiva psicogerontológica e práticas narrativas coletivas e dialógica colaborativas, que se distinguem pelo uso da linguagem como um elemento construtor e transformador da realidade. O objetivo deste estudo é proporcionar a reflexão crítica sobre os processos de envelhecimento que as mulheres atravessam. O método utilizado foi o qualitativo com participação das pessoas, utilizando a entrevista semiestruturada, através de cinco encontros. Cinco categorias foram evidenciadas, que são: Cumprimentando o meu corpo; Carta ao meu corpo: conversa de recordação; Hoje eu decido; A celebração; e Reescrever meu corpo. As mulheres perceberam que o apoio entre elas e os vínculos que os fortalecem são recursos com os quais a sua vulnerabilidade de gênero é limitada, assim como escutar umas às outras e tornar visíveis as suas histórias reforçou a ideia de sororidade, o que proporciona aos participantes um sentido emancipatório das histórias dominantes e hegemônicas.

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Editorial. Vejez y Género. Algunos Conceptos para el Análisis y el Debate

Abstract: <p>This article includes an introduction to the special issue on "Old Age and Gender", a review of some concepts to analyze and debate, and a presentation of the selected papers.</p>

Cited by 3 publications

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What do people look for in a potential partner after the age of 50?

What do people look for in a potential partner after the age of 50?

Envejecimiento, género y sexualidad: Aproximación a los significados sobre la sexualidad de mujeres mayores en la comuna de Valparaíso

Sororidad: hilo que entreteje historias de resistencia colectiva ante la vejez y el cuerpo femenino

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