Transgender Women and Old Age: Social Representationsin the Pandemic Context
| Autor: | Laísla Poliana Campos Gomes, Mateus Egilson da silva alves, Igor Eduardo de Lima Bezerra, Evair Mendes da Silva Sousa, Gutemberg de Sousa Lima Filho, Jéssica Gomes de Alcântara, Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Liberabit, Vol 30, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1729-4827 2223-7666 |
| DOI: | 10.24265/liberabit.2024.v30n1.798 |
| Popis: | Background: In Brazil, transgender people over the age of 60 face high vulnerability and discrimination. Objective: The study aimed to identify the social representations (SR) of old age among middle-aged and elderly Brazilian transsexual women. Method: This is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study made up of 20 transexual women aged 45 or over (M = 53.4; SD = 5.05). Due to the context of the pandemic, the research was carried out using an online questionnaire for participants from all over Brazil. Two instruments were used for data collection: I) a sociodemographic questionnaire and II) a semi-structured interview. Two pieces of software were used to analyze the data. Initially, the data from the sociodemographic questionnaire was analyzed using SPSS and then the semi-structured interviews were analyzed using IRaMuTeQ using the Descending Hierarchical Classification (DHC). Results: The results pointed mainly to issues of trans aging, the challenges faced by society, as well as the loneliness of trans women and their respective invisibility. Conclusion: From the research, it was possible to conclude that the SRs show that trans old age lacks visibility in society, and there is still a need to change stigmas in relation to ageing. |
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