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Beyond health: medicines, food supplements, energetics and the commodification of self-performance in Maputo
Carla F. Rodrigues (Rodrigues, C. F.); Noémia Lopes (Lopes, N.); Anita Hardon (Hardon, A.);
Título Revista
Sociology of Health and Illness
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2019
Língua
Inglês
País
Reino Unido
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Abstract/Resumo
With an increasing range of products in global and local markets, more options are available for individuals to enhance their image and their (cognitive, social and physical) performance. These ‘performance consumptions’ relate to ideals of well‐being and improvement, and are based on constructed desires, expectations and needs that go beyond the (often blurred) dichotomy of health and illness. Drawing from mixed‐methods research in Maputo, Mozambique, this paper discusses individuals’ use of medicines and other substances – pharmaceuticals, food supplements, traditional herbs, cosmetics and energy drinks – for managing different aspects of their everyday lives. Through an overview of the main consumption practices, we explore the underlying purposes and strategies of users, and the perceived legitimacy and risks involved when using a variety of products accessible through formal and informal exchange channels. From tiredness to sexual and aesthetic management, we show how the body becomes the locus of experimentation and investment to perform in accordance with socially expected roles, individual aspirations and everyday tasks. With insights from individuals’ accounts in Maputo, we aim to add to discussions on pharmaceuticalisation of body management by showing how the emergence of new performance consumptions is articulated with the reconfiguration of more ‘traditional’ consumption practices.
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Palavras-chave
Medicines,Performance enhancement,Commodification of self-performance,Pharmaceuticalisation,Mixed-methods,Maputo,Mozambique
  • Sociologia - Ciências Sociais
  • Antropologia - Ciências Sociais
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Referência de financiamento Entidade Financiadora
SFRH/BD/78172/2011 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
UID/SOC/03126/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia