Abstract

MORAIS, Lúcia Jamilly Oliveira  and  OLIVEIRA FILHO, Pedro de. The understanding of masculinity in the speeches of professionals of basic health units. Rev. Psicol. Saúde [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.1, pp. 155-167. ISSN 2177-093X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v11i1.643.

This article aims to analyze the definitions of masculinity in formulations of health professionals of Primary Care. This study is motivated by the understanding that, in the context of health care for men, health professionals have a fundamental role in health actions for the male population. It was used as a theoretical-methodological approach the Discursive Social Psychology, an approach in the context of Social Psychology that privileges, in analytical terms, the discourse function and the rhetorical strategies used in its elaboration. The research, of qualitative nature, included 11 semi-structured interviews with professionals from eight Basic Health Units of the city from Campina Grande, PB. Men, in their reports, would have different attributes, among them the unconcern with health, and such attributes would be fundamentally determined by sociocultural factors.

Keywords : masculinity; public health; health professionals.

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