0398/2024 - Dinâmicas do poder e a dimensão política do cuidado: que capitais importam no campo da saúde? Power dynamics and the political dimension of care: which capitals matter in the field of health?
Muitos são os agentes envolvidos para que se concretize o cuidado. Com essa variedade de agentes, tece-se uma imbricada rede de relações de poder que interfere em como é produzido esse cuidado. O estudo objetivou analisar como os diferentes capitais se articulam para determinar as relações de poder no trabalho de enfermeiros e de outros profissionais da saúde. Trata-se de pesquisa exploratório-descritiva, de abordagem qualitativa. A coleta ocorreu em um Hospital de Referência e em duas Unidades Básicas de Saúde de uma cidade do Interior do Ceará, Brasil, entre fevereiro e dezembro de 2020, mediante entrevista semiestruturada. Foram ouvidos enfermeiros, médicos, fisioterapeutas e odontólogos, em um total de 33 profissionais. Os achados foram analisados a partir da Teoria do Habitus de Pierre Bourdieu. Os resultados revelam que as relações de poder interferem na prática dos profissionais, de forma que essas relações são influenciadas por capitais como o conhecimento, as formas de se comunicar, a resolutividade, o gênero e as relações de amizade, configurando elementos que alimentam as relações de poder no campo da saúde.
Palavras-chave:
sociologia da saúde; serviços de saúde; trabalho; política.
Abstract:
There are many agents involved in making health care a reality. With this variety of agents and their relationships, an intertwined network of power relations is woven that interferes with how this care is produced. The study aimed to analyze how different capitals are articulated to determine power relations in the work of nurses and other health professionals. This is exploratory-descriptive research, with a qualitative approach. Collection took place in a city in the interior of Ceará, Brazil, in a Reference Hospital and in two Basic Health Units, between February and December 2020, through semi-structured interviews. Nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, and dentists were interviewed, a total of 33 professionals. The findings were analyzed based on Pierre Bourdieu's Habitus Theory. The findings reveal that power relations interfere in the practice of professionals, so that these relationships are influenced by capitals such as knowledge, ways of communicating, resolution, gender and friendship relationships, configuring elements that feed relationships of power in the health field.
Keywords:
sociology, medical; health services; work; politics.
Power dynamics and the political dimension of care: which capitals matter in the field of health?
Resumo (abstract):
There are many agents involved in making health care a reality. With this variety of agents and their relationships, an intertwined network of power relations is woven that interferes with how this care is produced. The study aimed to analyze how different capitals are articulated to determine power relations in the work of nurses and other health professionals. This is exploratory-descriptive research, with a qualitative approach. Collection took place in a city in the interior of Ceará, Brazil, in a Reference Hospital and in two Basic Health Units, between February and December 2020, through semi-structured interviews. Nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, and dentists were interviewed, a total of 33 professionals. The findings were analyzed based on Pierre Bourdieu's Habitus Theory. The findings reveal that power relations interfere in the practice of professionals, so that these relationships are influenced by capitals such as knowledge, ways of communicating, resolution, gender and friendship relationships, configuring elements that feed relationships of power in the health field.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
sociology, medical; health services; work; politics.
Mourão Netto, J.J, SÁ, L.D, Rodrigues, A.R.M, Goyanna, N.F, Thofehrn, M.B, Lima, A.F, Silva, L.M.S.. Dinâmicas do poder e a dimensão política do cuidado: que capitais importam no campo da saúde?. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/dez). [Citado em 10/05/2026].
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