Abstract

CHRISTOFARI, Ana Carolina; FREITAS, Claudia Rodrigues de  and  BAPTISTA, Claudio Roberto. Medicalization of Modes of Being and Learning. Educ. Real. [online]. 2015, vol.40, n.4, pp.1079-1102.  Epub Aug 17, 2015. ISSN 2175-6236.  https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-623642057.

This article analyzes the modes of being and learning in school, considering medicalization as a device that transforms human life behaviors in pathologies. We invest in the historical-conceptual dimension, discussing this process. The school events here presented provide visibility to the practice of inventing diagnoses that justify the non-learning. The article is built on Foucault's thinking, particularly in relation to the strategy of subjectivity constitution by discourse. The analysis focuses on the comprehension of the ever-changing human condition, while it discusses school practices and pathologizing discourses.

Keywords : Special Education; Medicalization; Pathologization; School Inclusion.

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