ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to analyze the impact that intergenerational dialogic activities can have on the perception that children and adolescents have about the elderly and vice-versa.
Methods:
the participants were twelve elderly people and twenty-one children and adolescents interested in developing intergenerational dialogic activities. For eight months, they attended weekly joint activities organized around oral dialogical activities of reading and writing, involving the relationship between generations. At the end of this period, semi-structured interviews were carried out with the subjects to verify the impact of the activities on them.
Results:
responses were organized and interpreted according to the methodological proposal of the Content Analysis, resulting in the formulation of seven categories. These categories showed a less discriminatory view of the participants, facing the opposite generation.
Conclusion:
in regard to the elderly, the activities reminded them of the past and reframed the present, expanding their self-perception, and strengthening the intergenerational ties. Children and adolescents, in turn, recognized the need to overcome negative stereotypes about old age and realized the learning opportunities that may arise through the interaction with the elderly.
Keywords:
Aging; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Intergenerational Relations
