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[Identity, old age and society.].

Sante Mentale Au Quebec

|January 1, 1980

Summary

Retirement can disrupt psychosocial identity as cultural support wanes, leading to defensive behaviors in older adults. This experience mirrors that of minority groups, challenging the notion of aging as solely an internal decline.

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Social Psychology
Sociology of Aging

Context:

Cultural frameworks shape individual identity and psychosocial development.
Retirement represents a critical life transition where cultural support for identity may diminish.
Societal values can conflict with personal identity, particularly in later life.

Purpose:

To explore the impact of cultural support withdrawal on the elderly's psychosocial identity.
To analyze the defensive and compensatory behaviors arising from identity-social value incongruence in aging.
To reframe age-related psychological changes by examining them through the lens of minority group experiences.

Summary:

Cultural support aids in forming psychosocial identity, but this support falters upon retirement.

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The elderly may exhibit defensive behaviors when personal identity clashes with dominant social values.

Older adults share characteristics with minority groups, suggesting social factors contribute to perceived aging psychology.

Impact:

Challenges the view of aging as an intrinsic involutionary process.
Highlights the role of social and cultural factors in the aging experience.
Provides a new perspective on understanding the psychological challenges faced by the elderly.