MARTINS, R. C. O idoso e seu cotidiano no imaginário feminino de meia-idade: um estudo em representações sociais [The elderly and their daily rotine in the middle-age feminine imagery: a study of social representations]. Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas), Campinas, v.47, n.3, p.39-47, 1997.
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This paper examines the social representation of middle-aged women. The sample was composed of 04 women, aged from 40 to 45, who underwent the Thematic Drawing-and-Story Procedure. Concerning the methodology, a content analysis was employed. Results showed two categories of social representation: being old people and old people’s ordinary life. Results are similar among other researches, indicating a tendency to consider old age mainly in a negative view.