Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction
This study discusses, through bibliographic research, the recurrence of naturalization as basis for the medicalization of the female body, as a means of social control through biological reproduction, whereby behavioral standards, social class, ethnic and race differences are rearranged/redefined. T...
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author | Tonia Costa Eduardo Navarro Stotz Danielle Grynszpan Maria do Carmo Borges de Souza Pedro Cardoso Santos |
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description | This study discusses, through bibliographic research, the recurrence of naturalization as basis for the medicalization of the female body, as a means of social control through biological reproduction, whereby behavioral standards, social class, ethnic and race differences are rearranged/redefined. Through this process, male patriarchal and class predominance is maintained and the rift of social and gender inequalities grow wider. It is important to identify the role of technological developments and their complexities - which do not allow lower-income classes to take decisions in regard to their own bodies and reproductive health - and schooling, specially through science and physical education classes whereby upper-class predominance is sustained. |
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spelling | doaj.art-940c05ecacad43c2847f84a4ebf406e62022-12-22T02:45:40ZengFaculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (Unesp)Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação1414-32832007-01-013se10.1590/S1414-32832007000100006S1414-32832007000100006Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproductionTonia Costa0Eduardo Navarro Stotz1Danielle Grynszpan2Maria do Carmo Borges de Souza3Pedro Cardoso SantosFederal University of Rio de JaneiroOswaldo Cruz FoundationOswaldo Cruz FoundationFederal University of Rio de JaneiroThis study discusses, through bibliographic research, the recurrence of naturalization as basis for the medicalization of the female body, as a means of social control through biological reproduction, whereby behavioral standards, social class, ethnic and race differences are rearranged/redefined. Through this process, male patriarchal and class predominance is maintained and the rift of social and gender inequalities grow wider. It is important to identify the role of technological developments and their complexities - which do not allow lower-income classes to take decisions in regard to their own bodies and reproductive health - and schooling, specially through science and physical education classes whereby upper-class predominance is sustained.http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-32832007000100006&lng=en&tlng=enreproducción humanamedicalizaciónnaturalizacióncontrol social |
spellingShingle | Tonia Costa Eduardo Navarro Stotz Danielle Grynszpan Maria do Carmo Borges de Souza Pedro Cardoso Santos Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação reproducción humana medicalización naturalización control social |
title | Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction |
title_full | Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction |
title_fullStr | Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction |
title_full_unstemmed | Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction |
title_short | Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction |
title_sort | naturalization and medicalization of the female body social control through reproduction |
topic | reproducción humana medicalización naturalización control social |
url | http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-32832007000100006&lng=en&tlng=en |
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