Health Anthropology - Contributions to the Construction of New Spaces

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5582362223114

• Palavras-chave: Anthropology; Education; Educational Practices.

• Keywords: Anthropology; Education; Educational Practices.

• Abstract:

  This article intends to analyze in depth the directions on the contributions of Health Anthropology to the construction of new educational practices in health, approaching the development of this area of ​​knowledge and its contribution to the more conscious practice of health professionals and society as a whole. Therefore, we intend to answer the following question: To what extent can Health Anthropology contribute to the use of health education practices in different cultures, based on the literature review. As a form of research, the bibliographic research was used as a method, which aims to gather the information and data that will serve as a basis for the construction of this article. On this analysis, we seek to conceptualize and contextualize Health Anthropology and education, pointing out the social aspects that approach society and its different cultures, making a panoramic analysis of the main transformations that Health Anthropology has been experiencing in the world, establishing connections between space and its relationship with the environment, associated with global cultures and science. As a result, it was found that new demands are imposed on education, according to the significant advances of the productive forces, which came to generate a new culture, centered on scientific and technological knowledge, considered today as the most effective factor of production in the capitalist world. By way of conclusion, it has been shown that, in recent times, the opportunities and risks inherent in the global exchange of data, information and knowledge, have become a social issue, being in constant movement and renewal.