Lazer e sociabilidade no grupo Alegria de Viver da Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa de Mamanguape – PB

Abstract

The present work has as main objective to show how the relations of leisure and sociability between the elderly of the group Alegria de Viver connected to the Pastoral of the Elderly Person of the parish São Pedro and São Paulo of the city of Mamanguape, Northern Coast of Paraíba. The analyzes made from the study of gender, generation, as well as the study of leisure and sociability in the anthropological perspective. Research shows that there is a strong influence of the church on the members of the group. The research period was during the years 2016 and 2017. In order to obtain data from the group and a theoretical- methodological analysis, I used the ethnography where I could have a closer contact with the group. Observations were made during the meetings, party and travel with the group. In addition to the ethnography, a questionnaire was used, semi-structured interviews and data collection on the current situation of the elderly in the city of Mamanguape.