Por que continuar trabalhando na velhice? o caso de Hefesto e seus 95 anos
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Oikos: Família e Sociedade em debate
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Objetivou-se conhecer e analisar a história de vida laboral de uma pessoa idosa de 95 anos, que ainda se encontra ativa no mercado de trabalho formal, desenvolvendo a mesma atividade, pelas IES que passou, sejam elas públicas ou privada. Para alcance deste foi utilizado o método de história de vida, guiado por entrevista semiestruturada, junto ao sujeito participante, escolhido intencionalmente pelas pesquisadoras, devido a sua trajetória no mercado laboral. Histórias como esta, permite uma maior conscientização, de que o envelhecimento é uma conquista significativa, quando se foca na ampliação da capacidade da pessoa idosa em contribuir com a sociedade e garantir a empregabilidade do trabalhador maduro (a partir de 50 anos), em condições de igualdade de oportunidades e de recursos. Pois, histórias como essa, deixarão de ser exceção e passarão a ser cada vez mais frequentes, devido aoprocesso de envelhecimento da população e sua permanência no mercado de trabalho, por um período mais longo. Sendo necessário, refletir acerca da valorização da pessoa idosa no meio social, um desafio que requer respostas urgentes, pois como observado nesta pesquisa, os fatores que as motivam a permanecer no trabalho estão relacionados principalmente, à manutenção da vida e saúde mental, social e econômica, recebendo reconhecimento no ambiente profissional, familiar, assim como a valorização da sociedade, fazendo-os inseridos no contexto social, sentindo-se úteis e capazes, superando o estigma de que a velhice seja a etapa da vida relacionada ao processo de finitude e inutilidade.
The objective was to know and analyze the labor history of a 95-year-old elderly person, who is still active in the formal labor market, developing the same activity, by the HEI that has passed, whether public or private. To achieve this, the life history method, guided by a semi-structured interview, was used with the participant subject, intentionally chosen by the researchers, due to their trajectory in the labor market. Stories such as this, allows for greater awareness that aging is a significant achievement when it focuses on expanding the elderly person's ability to contribute to society and ensure the employability of the mature worker (age 50 and older), under conditions equality of opportunity and resources. For such stories will cease to be an exception and will become increasingly frequent due to the process of aging of the population and its permanence in the labor market for a longer period. It is necessary, to reflect on the appreciation of the elderly in the social environment, a challenge that requires urgent answers, because as observed in this research, the factors that motivate them to stay in work are mainly related to the maintenance of life and mental, social andeconomic, and receiving recognition in the professional and family environment, as well as the valuation of society, making them inserted in the social context, feeling useful and capable, overcoming the stigma that old age is the stage of life related tothe process of to the end of life process and uselessness.
The objective was to know and analyze the labor history of a 95-year-old elderly person, who is still active in the formal labor market, developing the same activity, by the HEI that has passed, whether public or private. To achieve this, the life history method, guided by a semi-structured interview, was used with the participant subject, intentionally chosen by the researchers, due to their trajectory in the labor market. Stories such as this, allows for greater awareness that aging is a significant achievement when it focuses on expanding the elderly person's ability to contribute to society and ensure the employability of the mature worker (age 50 and older), under conditions equality of opportunity and resources. For such stories will cease to be an exception and will become increasingly frequent due to the process of aging of the population and its permanence in the labor market for a longer period. It is necessary, to reflect on the appreciation of the elderly in the social environment, a challenge that requires urgent answers, because as observed in this research, the factors that motivate them to stay in work are mainly related to the maintenance of life and mental, social andeconomic, and receiving recognition in the professional and family environment, as well as the valuation of society, making them inserted in the social context, feeling useful and capable, overcoming the stigma that old age is the stage of life related tothe process of to the end of life process and uselessness.
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ZANUNCIO, Sharinna Venturim et al. Por que continuar trabalhando na velhice? o caso de Hefesto e seus 95 anos. Oikos, Viçosa, v. 30, n. 1, p. 104-127, 2019.
