ABSTRACT
Old age is a universal phenomenon that has notably expanded in the Brazilian population, including within the prison system. However, the arrival of the coronavirus in Brazilian prisons reinforced the need to pay attention to the psychosocial vulnerabilities that permeate this environment and affect the population in prison. The study aimed to analyze and compare the social representations of women and men in deprivation of liberty about the conditions that LGBT elderly people have to experience a safe old age in the context in which they live. It is characterized as a qualitative research, based on the Theory of Social Representations, of a descriptive and comparative nature, with cross-sectional data and a non-probabilistic convenience sample. There were 28 people living in deprivation of liberty in male and female penal units, during the pandemic period in a Brazilian state. It is evident that in the representations of the participants, old age is not a phase full of tranquility, as there are conditions and resources necessary to live it well. It is concluded that there is a predominance of many stereotypes about sexual orientation, lifestyle, loneliness in old age and sexuality among the elderly, which can be justified by the lack of knowledge on the subject or even the lack of contact with people LGBT's. © 2022, Sociedad Interamericana de Psicologia. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
The number of elderly people in the world is growing significantly, thus urging the need to ensure that this population can live a full life, especially given the current pandemic scenario of COVID-19. Objective: To analyze the social representations of LGBT old age for male and female sex professionals through the pandemic. Method: It is a qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory research. 10 men and 10 women participated of the study, aging between 18 and 48 years old, all sex workers. For this study were used a sociodemographic questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The collection was recorded from the Google Forms and analyzed based on the Hierarchical Descending Classification, in the IRAMUTEQ software. Results: The results show 3 classes: (1) "Social understanding of the topic LGBT old age";(2) "Stigma to genders and sexual orientations");(3) "Double problem: physical transformations and the obstacles that accompany them". Conclusions: The representations are associated with the difficulties the elderly have in aging, as well as to debate LGBT old age. There are also greater obstacles when it comes to aging women and LGBT sex workers. In this way, the study seeks to contribute to the advance of the debate about LGBT aging and old age.
ABSTRACT
Background: The number of elderly people in the world is growing significantly, so there is an urgent need to ensure that this population can live a full life, especially taking into account the current COVID-19 pandemic scenario. Objective: To analyze the social representations of LGBT old age for male and female sex workers through the pandemic. Method: A qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory research conducted with 10 male and 10 female sex workers aged between 18 and 48. Sociodemographic questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were administered using Google Forms and then analyzed by descending hierarchical classification through the IRaMuTeQ software. Results: The analysis showed three classes: (1) "Social understanding of the topic LGBT old age," (2) "Stigma of genders and sexual orientations," and (3) "Physical transformations and their accompanying obstacles". Conclusions: The representations are associated with the difficulties that elderly people have with aging in society, as well as debating LGBT old age. There are also greater obstacles regarding aging of female sex workers. In this way, the study seeks to contribute to broaden the knowledge of the psychosocial aspects of LGBT aging and old age, especially those of sex workers.