The anticipation of old age in middle-age: a gender perspective

Authors

  • Alyssa Janssens-Theunis Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • José de São José Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7458/SPP202410532059

Keywords:

anticipation of old age, middle-age, gender

Abstract

This article reports the results of a qualitative research, which sought to understand, from a gender perspective, how middle-aged individuals anticipate their own old age. A great diversity of ways of anticipating their own old age was detected, as well as gender marks regarding the opinion of some interviewees (mostly women) about how men and women anticipate their own old age and about the age at which men and women enter old age. Other interviewees (mostly men) think that any differences between the sexes regarding these two topics have nothing to do with gender. The implications of these results for sociological knowledge and public policy are discussed.

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Published

2024-07-16

Issue

No. 105 (2024)

Section

Artigos

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