Abstract

FERNANDES-ELOI, Juliana; SILVA, Angélica Maria de Sousa  and  SILVA, Josevânia da. Ageism: Perception of Elderly People Users of Cras. Rev. Subj. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.spe1, pp. 1-11. ISSN 2359-0769.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5020/23590777.rs.v20iesp1.e8945.

The study aimed to assess the prejudice against age experienced by elderly users of a Social Assistance Reference Center (Cras). 217 elderly people, aged 60 to 93 years, participated, the majority being female (82.9%). A sociodemographic characterization questionnaire, the Ageism Survey scale in its adapted version and a field diary were used. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate statistics and qualitative data, through content analysis of thematic categorical type. The results showed a greater prevalence of discrimination against elderly people in relation to associating pain with age (61.8%), being too old to do something (57.6%) and paternalism (52.5%), however older people participating in the survey tend not to perceive such attitudes as a form of prejudice and / or discrimination. Greater investment is needed in the denaturalization of the experience of ageism, which is so present in the daily lives of elderly people.

Keywords : ageism; preconception; stereotype; old age.

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