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An observable feature of post-modernity is the social pressure that forces women and men, regardless of age, to accept the criteria for classifying and valuing the body in the context of a strongly rooted cult of attractiveness, with a youthful appearance at its center, and which is promoted by the mass media. While it is more realistic for younger people to meet these expectations, there can be many difficulties for those who experience progressive body aging. This article presents an analysis of statements made by elderly women and men, in which they share their definitions of attractiveness in general, as well as their opinions on the attractiveness of their appearance and how they evaluate it. The point of reference for these reflections is Catherine Hakim’s concept of erotic capital, in which the attractiveness of an individual is understood in a multidimensional way – including physical appearance, biogenic features, personality traits, and the demographic and social conditions of someone’s image. We are also based on the gendered age approach, i.e. femininity and masculinity are analyzed in the context of the desired appearance in relation to age (here, an old woman and an old man). The collected material leads to the conclusion that, to some extent, seniors have internalized social expectations concerning the appearance of the body of contemporary man, including the appearance of their aging bodies. However, the age of the respondents makes them pay attention to many more elements of human attractiveness than just physicality. Their gender also differentiated their views.
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Cielesnością człowieka zajmują się dziś różni specjaliści. Lekarze leczą ludzkie organizmy zapadające na coraz to poważniejsze i problematyczne schorzenia. Naukowcy analizują społeczno-kulturowe, filozoficzne oraz inne wymiary ludzkiej cielesności. Z kolei specjaliści od wizerunku, stylizacji czy image’u proponują podejmowanie różnych praktyk udoskonalających ciało człowieka – jego wygląd, kondycję itp. I co istotne, w polu zainteresowania wymienionych ekspertów znajduje się nie tylko ciało człowieka młodego. Coraz częściej uwaga kierowana jest na starzejące się ciało seniora. Autorka pracy analizuje wyniki badań (sondaż diagnostyczny) przeprowadzonych wśród osób w wieku 60 lat i więcej, poszukując odpowiedzi na pytanie: czym dla osób starszych jest ciało człowieka? W jaki sposób postrzegają starzejące się ciało? Czym jest dla nich ich własne ciało? Prowadzone analizy wiodą do wniosku, że badani seniorzy odbierają ciało człowieka przede wszystkim jako rzeczywistość biologiczną. I nieważne, czy pytano ich o ciało człowieka w ogóle, o ciało starzejące się czy ich własne ciało. Niemniej jednak zastosowana w badaniach zmienna, którą była sytuacja życiowa badanych seniorów (zamieszkiwanie w Domu Pomocy Społecznej lub poza nim) różnicuje ich opinie w poszczególnych aspektach analizowanego zagadnienia.
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There are many specialists who deal with the human corporeality nowadays. Doctors try to care and treat a sick human organisms that are getting more and more serious and problematic diseases. Researchers analyze socio-cultural, philosophical or other dimensions of human corporeality. By contrast specialists of the image or stylization offer undertaking different practices to improve the human body – its appearance, condition, etc. Important is the fact that in the field of those experts interest is not only the body of a young man. Attention to the aging body of a senior is increasingly directed. The author of the paper analyzes the results of the survey carried out among people aged 60 and over, looking for the answer to the questions: what does the human body mean for the elderly people? How do they perceive the aging body? What does their own body mean for them? The conducted analyzes lead to the conclusion that the surveyed seniors perceive the human body primarily as a biological reality. It does not matter whether they were asked about the body of a man in general, about aging body or their own body. Nevertheless, the variable used in the research, which was the respondents life situation (living in or outside Nursing Home) differentiates their opinions in particular aspects of the analyzed issues.
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