Abstract

BRAGA, Roana de Jesus  and  CORREA, Mariele Rodrigues. Male aging experiences. Est. Inter. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.1, pp.133-157. ISSN 2236-6407.  https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2021v12n1p133.

The present study details the meanings that seniors' men, which participate of "Open University to Third Age" (UNATI), promoted by Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), located at Assis, state of São Paulo, give to the aging process. The main objective was to understand the experiences of aging transformations and the contributions of UNATI at the possible changings and reframing the meanings caused by aging. For this purpose, were made eleven individual interviews, semi-structured, with 59 to 79 old men. From the Content Analysis, it is possible to understand the importance that such kind of men gives to the care of the body and the mind, to be recognized and valuable by society, as well keeping their masculinity behavior and retirement, which influences their seniority life's experiences.

Keywords : aging process; masculinity; university open to third age.

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