Abstract

MACIAS LLANES, María Elena. Epistemologic treatment problems in health. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2001, vol.1, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1727-8120.

This work's objective is to approach epistemologically, the process of social construction of health. The fundamental arguments aim at demonstrating that such an approach allows to analyze health in a complex and multilateral way, due to the existance of diverse approaches and the possibility of overcoming the limitations of the common vision of health as “ illness absence”. The recognition that health should be understood as a process, means to focus on its development by diverse social protagonists. A process that generates adaptation tensions, and also develops potentialities and capacities of behavior of the social sector involved. The active participation of society in the health construction process, adds a new dimension to the role of Sciences and Technologies in relation to the process. The balance between experts' criteria and social participation in the projection and control of the results, as well as other factors are readjusted

Keywords : CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH.

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