Popular knowledge of the older adult in socio-productive activities. San José community, Falcón state chorus

Abstract

For Gil (2011), popular knowledge is the set of traditions and customs of each people through culture, therefore, the objective of the study is to analyze popular knowledge for the development of socio-productive activities in older adults in the community of San José de Coro Falcón state. The paradigm is positivist with a descriptive type, as a technique direct observation and a semi-structured interview. The population was made up of 15 subjects, the instrument was questionnaire type, with expert judgment validity and Very High reliability (0.840). The results allowed us to analyze that: the popular knowledge of the elderly allows them to be taken into account in society, making their popular knowledge and activities known implies the need to enhance and maintain culture and traditions. A greater comprehensive assessment of this population in the community is recommended.