Abstract

DE OLIVEIRA SANTOS, José Victor et al. What do Brazilians think about LGBT? Their Socials Representations. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2020, vol.38, n.2, pp.159-172.  Epub Feb 20, 2021. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.5876.

This research aimed to identify and analyze the social representations of old age LGBT among Brazilians. The sample consisted of 1000 adults from the Brazilian population in general, with a mean age of 27.5 years (SD = 9.25), 64.9 % of whom were women. A structured interview was used, and then analyzed from the Iramuteq program, in addition to sociodemographic data. In the results, the Descending Hierarchical Classification divided the textual corpus into four classes of representational proximity. On the one hand, social representations directed towards LGBT seniors as a phase of loneliness and suffering, which is a phenomenon not yet known by society. On the other, discussions based on respect, attention and care, in addition to senior LGBT as an achievement attributed to happiness. It is argued that sample diversity results in different social representations. The data revealed that society is moving towards understanding gender differentiation and sexual orientation in which old age is a phase in which all can experience.

Keywords : Aging; LGBT aging; social representations.

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