SÍFILIS NO BRASIL COLONIAL: INTERSECCIONALIDADE, PRÁTICAS MÉDICAS E HIERARQUIAS SOCIAIS
SÍFILIS NO BRASIL COLONIAL: INTERSECCIONALIDADE, PRÁTICAS MÉDICAS E HIERARQUIAS SOCIAIS
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.890142507057
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Palavras-chave: Sífilis; Estigmatização social; Desigualdade de Gênero.
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Keywords: Syphilis; Social Stigmatization; Gender Inequality.
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Abstract: The study examines the "syphilization" in colonial Brazil, focusing on the intersection between race and gender. It seeks to understand how syphilis unequally impacted Black, Indigenous, and female populations. The results demonstrate that the prevailing social dynamics of the colonial period profoundly shaped the experience of syphilis, revealing significant disparities in diagnosis, treatment, and the stigmatization of the disease. Women and racialized groups were disproportionately affected, not only in clinical terms but also regarding moral judgment and the social consequences associated with infection. Therapeutic practices, based on still-incipient medical knowledge, were heavily influenced by the norms and values of the time, reproducing and reinforcing structural inequalities. Understanding these intersections between race, gender, class, and health proves essential for constructing a more inclusive and critical approach to Brazil's social and medical history.
- Paulina Almeida rodrigues
- Raphaela Castilho Santos Meira
- Kauany Marley de Souza Leal
- João Antonio Dotta
- Wedja Carla do Carmo
- Nayanna Carneiro Doudement
- Emival Rodrigues Carneiro
- Ayumi Miura Fialho da Silva
- Larissa Simal Alves Cavalcante
- Gabriela Gomes da Silva