Conexões entre Homens e Saúde: discutindo algumas arranhaduras da masculinidade

Andréia Burille; Tatiana Engel Gerhardt

doi:10.5565/rev/athenead/v13n2.1121

Connections between Men and Health: discussing some scratches of masculinity

Authors

Andréia Burille Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Tatiana Engel Gerhardt Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Abstract

In this article seeks to discuss the connections between men and health addressing some scratches of masculinity. At first, bring up some data from the thematic seminar "Being a man today: discussing some scratches masculinity," presented at the International Seminar Reviews Routes III, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2011. Therefore, we discuss the process of male socialization and scores some aspects of everyday life that can endanger / or scratch threaten masculinity, such as seeking care and even the aging process itself. It is noted that the heteronormative masculinity configures itself as the hegemonic model, stand out among other models. So, being a man is to fulfill roles and prescriptions which are rooted in a society that is structured on the basis of gender, even for this have to endanger your health.

Keywords

Health, Men, Masculinity

Author Biographies

Andréia Burille, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Enfermeira, mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS

Tatiana Engel Gerhardt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutora em Antropologia, professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS