Abstract
Life review is one of the most important developmental tasks in later life. Involves the elderly and their families and can lead to integrity, family disconnection or alienation. This study explores the construction of family integrity ( versus alienation and disconnection) in the elderly with a history of poverty throughout their lives, exploring their world of meanings and values. Sample involves 12 participants aged between 65 and 89 years. The simple word count technique was applied, using the qualitative analysis program N-Vivo7. Main results suggest that the meanings and values attributed to poor influence re / interpretation of identity throughout life: family integrity occurs when being poor is seen by conquest; disconnection / alienation emerges when being poor is accompanied by feelings devaluation and inferiority. Family and community intervention should consider these meanings and values to fit the experiences of the elderly poor persons.
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