A dinâmica cultural de dez anos da prática de esportes gerontológicos por acadêmicos da 3ª Idade adulta da UFAM

Abstract

practice of gerontological sports conducted by academics from the 3rd adulthood – UFAM”. And more specifically demonstrate how the sports interfered in aspects of cultural dynamics in the life of these academics, systematically broken the cultural tendency of these sports for identifying and searched through family and teachers, the socio-cultural foundations, which passed in the process of gerontological sports these subjects in everyday life. Based on the goals, we opted (chose) for a field research using the qualitative and quantitative approach, through a case study for having addressed a separate group. The sample of the study was attended by 30 subjects: 12 academicians of the 3 rd adulthood, the UFAM, called g erontoatletas aged between 57 and 76 years, 8 relatives of these subjects and 10 teachers who work or worked in the Program. The main technique used was the analysis of the contents Bardin (2004). For data collection with gerontes used a route of semi - structured interview with 5 guiding questions. Already approach with the family and teachers, the instrument used were two separate questionnaires, both with 4 questions characteristics of open and closed. For this analysis tool to use descriptive statistics. The results pointed to a number of gerontological sports interference in daily life of those surveyed, appearing as a promoter of social, cultural and physical education. We also noticed that the socio -cultural foundations on which passed the sports, can manifest itself as competition, play or leisure, representing overcoming limits. Relatives (100%) say it is important to involve the elderly in sports, noting changes in social interaction, improvement in health and a growing establishment of ties of friendship. The teachers confirmed (100%) significant changes in the socio - cultural behavior of the elderly, and stressed that the meaning of the games, for them, is competition and personal achievement. Results obtained, we show that the practice of Sports gerontological by scholars of the “Idoso Feliz Participa Sempre, 3 rd adulthood of UFAM – (PIFPS-U3IA)”, influenced directly to changes in the dynamics of the cultural life of a portion of Manaus city of elderly, clearly pointing to the benefits that social and cultural programs focused on gerontological practice of sports can provide people in the process of aging.