Sociology, medicine and the construction of health-related sociology.
Starting from a paper about closing the gap between sociology and medicine in Brazil and the United Kingdom that was published in 1971, a historical update was made with the aim of reflecting on the new shapes of health-related teaching and research within the social and human sciences, in these two countries. The methodology was qualitative and the study was developed using secondary data. The reflections were developed through the authors' immersion in Brazilian and British realities. It was concluded that the interface between sociology and health has expanded, although persistent old difficulties exist in relation to the structure and focus of the healthcare system, medical school power and medical student culture.
Barros
Nelson Filice de
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Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil. fi lice@fcm.unicamp.br
Nunes
Everardo Duarte
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D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012106:Research; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012961:Sociology; D012962:Sociology, Medical / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom