Velhice e terceira idade: um estudo sobre a sociabilidade do grupo Estrela de Ouro em Itapororoca/PB

Abstract

This work is based on an ethnographic research that deals with a study about sociability in the group Estrela de Ouro located in the city of Itapororoca PB. Being a group created fourteen years ago, it is coordinated by three participants who organize all the activities that are carried out in the group, having three weekly meetings, Thursday meetings, water aerobics and painting classes that are usually practiced on Tuesdays - breakfasts. This work is based on an interview conducted with the objective of integrating the elderly and understanding about the sociability of the group, such as their daily surpasses, longings and joys. The group is made up of eighty-five elderly people registered by the Itapororoca Social Action Secretariat. Registration is done with individuals over fifty-five years of age, where attendance is a key thing to keep the register, in case the elderly person is absent on a regular basis, their registration may be canceled and another one will replace the vacancy, because many are willing to be part Of the group, but the meeting space is insufficient to accommodate everyone.