O envelhecimento constitui um fenômeno demográfico e uma questão econômica, social, política, cultural e ética. O objetivo deste ensaioé refletir sobre o envelhecimento e o sentido da velhice no sistema capitalista, sob o paradoxo que contrapõe lucro e necessidades humanas. A investigação efetuada sinaliza que sobre a pessoa idosa, com perdas de capacidades e incapacidades, recaem altos índices de negligências públicas e privadas. Isso exige a implementação de políticas específicas para a velhice, devido ao aumento tendencial de uma categoria de idosos/as, os dependentes.Em geral, as políticas têm atuado no sentido de reforçar osdados colhidos numapesquisa realizada em 2019, em 6 estados brasileiros e no Distrito Federal, junto a uma população de 446.101 idosos/as, na qual se constataram descasose maus tratos, mesmo com osavanços na legislação brasileira em vigor. Tais fatos endossam a percepção de imagens desvalorizadoras da velhice e do fato de ser velho/a, fazendo-se urgente uma ética global sob a perspectiva do cuidado que resgate valores democráticos essenciais a uma velhice com sentido.
Aging is a demographic phenomenon and an economic, social, political, cultural and ethical issue. The aim of this essay is to reflect on aging and the meaning of old age in the capitalist system, under the paradox that opposes profit and human needs. The investigation carried out indicates that the elderly, with loss of capacities and disabilities, have high rates of public and private negligence. This requires the implementation of specific policies for old age, due to the trend increase of a category of elderly people: the dependent. In general, policies have acted to reinforce the data collected in a survey conducted in 2019, in 6 Brazilian states and the Federal District, among a population of 446,101 elderly people, in which disregardand abuse were found, even with the advances in current Brazilian legislation. Such facts endorse the perception of devaluing images of old age and the fact of being old, making global ethics urgentthe perspective of care that rescues essential democratic values to meaningful old age.
Aging is a demographic phenomenon and an economic, social, political, cultural and ethical issue. The aim of this essay is to reflect on aging and the meaning of old age in the capitalist system, under the paradox that opposes profit and human needs. The investigation carried out indicates that the elderly, with loss of capacities and disabilities, have high rates of public and private negligence. This requires the implementation of specific policies for old age, due to the trend increase of a category of elderly people: the dependent. In general, policies have acted to reinforce the data collected in a survey conducted in 2019, in 6 Brazilian states and the Federal District, among a population of 446,101 elderly people, in which disregardand abuse were found, even with the advances in current Brazilian legislation. Such facts endorse the perception of devaluing images of old age and the fact of being old, making global ethics urgentthe perspective of care that rescues essential democratic values to meaningful old age.
Mendonça, J.M.B, Abigalil, A.P.C, Pereira, P.A, Yuste, A, Ribeiro, J.H. O sentido do envelhecer para o idoso dependente. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/set). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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