Academia popular da pessoa idosa (APPI) : usos e apropriações dos frequentadores do módulo da Praia de Camburi em Vitória/ES
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2014-05-29
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Laurindo, Vinnicius Camargo de Souza
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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The spread of the aging phenomenon and its issues was accentuated in recent decades
featuring the achievements of the elderly population as great advances made by society in this
period. This research aims to analyze the uses and appropriations of the Academia Popular da
Pessoa Idosa (Appi) [Popular Gym of Elderly] aiming to detect everyday practices (activities
and social relations) that enhance its use as a public space, as well as practices and conflicts
that undermine the use this space. To do so, tried to observe the behaviors, attitudes, and
statements of many members of the Módulo da Praia de Camburi (MPC) [Camburi‟s Beach
Module] belonging to the Appi program. In order to achieve the study objectives the
following steps were taken: 1) literature survey related to the production of the Gyms of the
Third Age; 2) literature review; 3) Going to the field; 4) semi-structured interviews with users
of the program; 5) data analysis. The data identified a set of elements that attract users to
MPC. The results emphasize that the MPC consists of a heterogeneous public. "Conflicts"
were highlighted, specifically related to the different ways each user uses the space. The main
results indicate that the variable structure and location, (through elements such as reputation
of the place and lack of maintenance), technological items (elements such as use of sports
equipment and observation of the landscape), sociability (elements like motion people and
relationships developed from space), relations of belonging (elements such as concern with
the maintenance of the MPC and the MPC as just another place to go) and autonomy
(elements such as lack of consensus regarding support of a Professor of Physics and personal
fulfillment for participating in decisions concerning the development of its activities in MPC)
influence the uses and appropriations of the MPC. This research demonstrates the difficulty
facing researchers trying to describe and interpret such a diverse reality as presented in Appi
and the importance of understanding the formation of public space (physically and
metaphorically) directly influences the uses and appropriations of users. Despite the
difficulties presented, the research may help in understanding the meaning of this type of
program to the user.
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Uses , Appropriations , Public space , Elderly , Usos , Apropriações , Espaço público