Review of three socio-anthropological approaches to the study of health care practices among people with long-term illnesses
This article seeks to account for the nuances and shared features between three theoretical approaches in medical anthropology and social studies on cares that examine how people living with chronic illnesses care for their health. The selection of these theoretical references is linked to dimension...
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This article seeks to account for the nuances and shared features between three theoretical approaches in medical anthropology and social studies on cares that examine how people living with chronic illnesses care for their health. The selection of these theoretical references is linked to dimensions that became relevant for investigating diabetes mellitus care and caregiving practices. Accordingly, the first approach places self-care practices within broader processes. The second approach encompasses studies focused on the interdependence of care practices and on the linkages forged among families, the market, social organizations, and state agencies. The third theoretical perspective emphasizes the analysis of harm reduction practices by recovering social representations of risk and vulnerability. It is concluded that these three perspectives converge in discussing the antinomies between individual/society and agency/social reproduction, by linking historical and structural aspects with the situated ways in which people understand health/disease processes and act consequently. |
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I15-R207-article-3172025-12-29T19:49:16Z Review of three socio-anthropological approaches to the study of health care practices among people with long-term illnesses Revisión de tres abordajes socio-antropológicos para el estudio del cuidado de la salud de personas con enfermedades de larga duración Revisão de três abordagens socioantropológicas para o estudo da assistência à saúde de pessoas com doenças de longa duração Genzone, Lucía Autocuidado Riesgo Prácticas de cuidado Antropología Social Self-care Risk Care practices Social Anthropology Autocuidado Risco Prácticas de cuidado Antropologia Social This article seeks to account for the nuances and shared features between three theoretical approaches in medical anthropology and social studies on cares that examine how people living with chronic illnesses care for their health. The selection of these theoretical references is linked to dimensions that became relevant for investigating diabetes mellitus care and caregiving practices. Accordingly, the first approach places self-care practices within broader processes. The second approach encompasses studies focused on the interdependence of care practices and on the linkages forged among families, the market, social organizations, and state agencies. The third theoretical perspective emphasizes the analysis of harm reduction practices by recovering social representations of risk and vulnerability. It is concluded that these three perspectives converge in discussing the antinomies between individual/society and agency/social reproduction, by linking historical and structural aspects with the situated ways in which people understand health/disease processes and act consequently. El presente artículo busca dar cuenta de los matices y rasgos comunes entre tres orientaciones teóricas de la antropología de la salud y de los estudios sociales en torno a los cuidados que analizan las formas en que las personas con enfermedades crónicas cuidan de su salud. La selección de los referentes teóricos se vincula a dimensiones que se tornaron relevantes a la hora de indagar en las prácticas de atención y cuidado de la diabetes mellitus. De acuerdo a esto, el primero de los enfoques ubica a las prácticas de autocuidado dentro de procesos más amplios. El segundo abordaje abarca los trabajos centrados en la interdependencia de las prácticas de cuidado y en los nexos que se efectúan entre las familias, el mercado, las organizaciones sociales y las agencias estatales. Y la tercera perspectiva teórica enfatiza en el análisis de las prácticas de reducción del daño recuperando las representaciones sociales sobre el riesgo y la vulnerabilidad. Se concluye que estas tres perspectivas convergen en discutir las antinomias entre individuo/sociedad y capacidad de agencia/reproducción social, a partir de vincular aspectos históricos y estructurales, con las formas situadas en que las personas conciben los procesos de salud/enfermedad y actúan conforme a ellos. Este artigo busca explicitar as nuances e semelhanças entre três abordagens teóricas em antropologia da saúde e estudos sociais sobre o cuidado que analisam os modos pelos quais as pessoas com doenças crônicas cuidam de sua saúde. A seleção de referenciais teóricos está vinculada a dimensões que se tornaram relevantes na investigação de práticas de cuidado em diabetes mellitus. Nesse sentido, a primeira abordagem situa as práticas de autocuidado em processos mais amplos. A segunda abordagem abrange trabalhos focalizados na interdependência das práticas do cuidado e as conexões entre famílias, mercado, organizações sociais e agências estatais. A terceira perspectiva teórica enfatiza a análise das práticas de redução de danos, recuperando as representações sociais de risco e vulnerabilidade. Se conclui que essas três perspectivas convergem na discussão das antinomias entre indivíduo/sociedade e na capacidade de agência/reprodução social, ao vincular aspectos históricos e estruturais com as formas situadas pelas quais as pessoas concebem os processos de saúde/doença e agem em conformidade. Escuela de Antropología - FHyA 2025-12-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/317 10.35305/rea.XXXVI.317 Revista de la Escuela de Antropología; Núm. XXXVI (2025): jul-dic 2618-2998 1852-1576 spa https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/317/441 https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/317/442 https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/317/443 Derechos de autor 2025 Lucía Genzone https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |