Aging: Social Imaginaries present in official textbooks of the Chilean Ministry of Education

Authors

  • Pamela Jorquera Universidad de Chile

Abstract

This paper examines some social imaginaries in the official textbooks for the year 2009 of the Ministry of Education of Chile, with respect to old age and aging and its relation to phenomena of social inclusion and exclusion. This analysis involves the application of the operational model for the study of social imaginaries developed by Professor Juan Luis Pintos.

Keywords:

Aging, Chile, inclusion, exclusion, education

Author Biography

Pamela Jorquera, Universidad de Chile

Magíster en Análisis Sistémico aplicado a la Sociedad, Universidad de Chile