Body representation in old age: the real body versus the social body

This research is based on the Theory of Social Representations. Due to the cult of the perfect body, handsome young that society has shown, we sought to examine how this cult of the body affects the lives of the elderly. <span lang="EN-US">Thus were made interviews with 21 elderly, i...

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Main Authors: Renato Xavier Coutinho, Renata Venturini Tomazeti, Marco Aurelio de Figueiredo Acosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2014-03-01
Series:Kairós Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/19665