An examination at the perceptions of myths, stereotypes and the social participation of the elderly in Costa Rica
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| Авторы: | , |
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| Формат: | artículo original |
| Статус: | Versión publicada |
| Дата публикации: | 2022 |
| Описание: | The study's goal was to analyze the perceptions about myths, stereotypes and social participation of the elderly in Costa Rica, it was carried out by the quantitative approach, using the telephone survey as a technique for gathering information. As a result, it was identified that 70.7% of the people interviewed strongly disagree or disagree with the affirmation: "elderly can no longer learn new things"; it is considered that this population is poorly integrated into family (56.3%) and decision-making spaces (63.5%), and they are not well respected within the country (62.3%). Conclusions found the importance to provide spaces for education, sensitization, awareness and empowerment aimed at different population groups, in which issues related to aging and old age are addressed, with the aim of eliminating ageism in all its manifestations, also to disseminate the human rights of the elderly, so that they can be part of the entire population's knowledge. |
| Страна: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Институт: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Язык: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/53692 |
| Online-ссылка: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/gerontologia/article/view/53692 |
| Ключевое слово: | Stereotypes myths elderly perceptions social participation human rigths Estereotipos mitos persona adulta mayor percepciones participación social derechos humanos |