Representação social da aposentadoria para professores universitários

RESUMO : O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar as representacoes sociais da aposentadoria para professores que trabalham em duas universidades federais do nordeste brasileiro. Foram realizadas vinte entrevistas narrativas, pareadas por sexo e instituicao, com professores universitarios que possuiam 50 anos ou mais de idade. As entrevistas transcritas foram analisadas com auxilio de software de analise textual, do tipo lexicografica. Os resultados indicaram a composicao de seis classes textuais e as representacoes sociais mais fortes se referiam a aposentadoria como nova etapa de vida, retorno a familia, envelhecimento, viagens e lazer. Para os entrevistados, as representacoes sociais da aposentadoria foram positivas, no entanto, a perspectiva de um trabalho satisfatorio, somado ao medo em relacao as mudancas previdenciarias e a propria vida, reforcam a intencao de adiar a aposentadoria. Nao houve diferencas significativas entre instituicoes, o que demonstra certa homogeneidade das representacoes para esse grupo profissional. Palavras-chaves: aposentadoria; professores; representacao social; universidade federal. ABSTRACT : This study aimed to analyze social representations of retirement among professors that work at two federal universities in northeastern Brazil. Twenty narrative interviews were carried out, paired by gender and institution, with university professors aged 50 and above. The transcribed interviews were analyzed with the aid of lexicographical text analysis software. The results indicated six text categories and the strongest social representations referred to retirement as a new phase in life, a return to family, aging, travel and leisure. For the interviewees, the social representations of retirement were positive, however, the prospect of a satisfactory job, added to the fear in relation to social security changes and life itself, reinforce the intention to postpone retirement. There were no significant differences between institutions, which demonstrates a certain homogeneity in representations among this professional group. Keywords: retirement; professors; social representation; federal university.