Scientific journal paper Q2
Politicity of care in the criticism towards gender stereotypes
Maria Raquel Gomes Maia Pires (Pires, M. R. G. M.); Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa da Fonseca (Fonseca, R. M. G. S.); Beatriz Padilla (Padilla, B.);
Journal Title
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Year (definitive publication)
2016
Language
English
Country
Brazil
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Alternative Titles

(Portuguese) A politicidade do cuidado na crítica aos estereótipos de gênero

(Spanish/Castilian) La politicidad del cuidado en la crítica a los estereotipos de género

Abstract
Objectives: analyze gender inequalities among Brazilian women in Portugal and in contemporary nursing based on care politicity in the light of gender; disclose oppression of the female produced by the stereotypes that look upon women as natural caregivers; point out politicity to deconstruct gender stereotypes. Method: theoretical refl ection with narrative review of literature to analyze classic references in the feminist epistemology combined with the care politicity thesis. Results: the similarities between the stereotypes of the Brazilian Eves and the Portuguese Maries as either the sexualized or sanctified nurse are inserted in the Jewish-Christian moral genealogy that reaffi rms the subservience of the female to the male. Conclusion: by attaching priority to care that needs non-care to expand the possibilities of care giving, the theoretical assumption of politicy of care can contribute to subvert the stereotypical images of Brazilian women in Portuguese lands and in contemporary nursing.
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Keywords
Gender,Nursing,Violence against women,Feminism,Epistemology
  • Clinical Medicine - Medical and Health Sciences
  • Other Medical Sciences - Medical and Health Sciences
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UID/SOC/03126/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia