A construção teórica na sociologia da saúde: uma reflexão sobre a sua trajetória

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"The scope of this paper is to reflect on the theoretical construction in the constitution of the sociology of health, still called medical soci- ology in some countries. Two main ideas consti- tute the basis for this: interdisciplinarity and the degree of articulation in the fields of medicine and sociology. We sought to establish a dialogue with some dimensions – macro/micro, structure/ action – that constitute the basis for understand- ing medicine/health in relation to the social/so- ciological dimension. The main aspects of these dimensions are initially presented. Straus’ two medical sociologies and the theory/application impasses are then addressed, as well as the dilem- mas of the sociology of medicine in the 1960s and 1970s. From these analyses the theoretical pro- duction before 1970 is placed as a counterpoint. Lastly, the sociology of health is seen in the gener- al context of sociology, which underwent a frag- mentation process from 1970 with effects in all subfields of the social sciences. This process in- volves a rethinking of the theoretical issues in a broadened spectrum of possibilities. The 1980s are highlighted when theoretical issues in the sociol- ogy of health are reinvigorated and the issue of interdisciplinarity is once again addressed."