The antropology of disease and the diseased: perceptions and life strategies adopted by tuberculosis patients

The article examines how tuberculosis patients who were exiled to sanitarium-cities in the state of Sao Paulo reacted to the social representations assigned to them not only by the public at large but by medical workers as well. By evaluating memoirs and related documents from the perspective of the...

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Published inHistória, ciências, saúde--Manguinhos Vol. 6; no. 3; p. 493
Main Author Bertolli Filho, C
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Brazil 2000
Subjects
Brazil
Culture
History, 20th Century
Patient Participation - history
Patients - history
Tuberculosis - history
Brazil
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Summary:The article examines how tuberculosis patients who were exiled to sanitarium-cities in the state of Sao Paulo reacted to the social representations assigned to them not only by the public at large but by medical workers as well. By evaluating memoirs and related documents from the perspective of the anthropology of disease and the diseased, it was possible to identify the network of signifieds created by the afflicted community.
ISSN:0104-5970