Laughter as ideological symptom: dialogical analysis of older adults’ discourse

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dc.article.number1606683
dc.catalogadorvzp
dc.contributor.authorHaye M., Andrés
dc.contributor.authorTorres-Sahli, Manuel
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-31T14:00:23Z
dc.date.available2025-12-31T14:00:23Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Laughter is increasingly investigated in ageing discourse, yet its ideological functions remain unclear. This paper examines how laughter functions as an ideological symptom in the discourse of older adults regarding aging. Drawing from Voloshinov’s dialogical theory, we conceptualize laughter not merely as an emotional response, but as an ideological symptom revealing tensions between what is said and what remains assumed. Methods: Four focus-group interviews with Chilean participants (n = 20; age 60–86) were analysed with a three-phase qualitative methodology combining thematic, dialogical and comparative techniques. Results: Laughter reliably marked interactional hotspots where talk about dependency, mortality and ageist stereotypes became sensitive. It acted as an embodied enthymeme that exposed—and regulated—tension between personal narratives and dominant ageing imaginaries. Gender and class shaped these patterns: women’s humour negotiated autonomy within family relations, whereas men’s joking resisted the figure of the “useless old man”. Discussion: Framing laughter as an ideological symptom shows how affect and normativity are related in later-life discourse, extending critical-gerontology debates and providing a replicable toolset for multimodal data.
dc.description.funderANID
dc.description.funderANID/FONDECYT; Folio de beca: 1221940
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-12-31
dc.fuente.origenSCOPUS
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1606683
dc.identifier.eissn1664-1078
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:105009332141
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1606683
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107515
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001518151400001
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Psicología; Haye Molina, Andres Antonio; 0000-0002-3774-5124; 7117
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.revistaFrontiers in Psychology
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAging discourse
dc.subjectDialogical theory
dc.subjectDiscourse analysis
dc.subjectEmbodied enthymeme
dc.subjectIdeological positioning
dc.subjectLaughter
dc.subjectOlder adults
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.ods05 Gender equality
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.titleLaughter as ideological symptom: dialogical analysis of older adults’ discourse
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen16
sipa.codpersvinculados7117
sipa.trazabilidadSCOPUS;2025-07-06
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