Technicity of the life: a discussion about the discourse of medicalization in society

Authors

  • Jurema Barros Dantas universidade estadual do rio de janeiro

Keywords:

science, tecnique, medicalization

Abstract

In this article, we intend to address the notion of medicalization in society as well as the everyday existence as the speech of "technicity" of life. Contemporaneity, subscribed to an absolute belief in technical discourse, seems to be in a state of anesthesia with the findings of substances that assure solutions to almost all our problems. The pharmacologic arsenal, provided by the pharmaceutical industry, keeps promising personal and social wellness. We believe this "techniclike" discourse about life is presented as a mythic-magic one, where apprehension of reality is attained by a narration whose efficiency is determined by a mysterious power.

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  • Jurema Barros Dantas, universidade estadual do rio de janeiro
    Psicóloga, doutoranda em Psicologia Social pela UERJ, Mestre na área de Estudos da Subjetividade pela UFF, Especialista em Psicologia Clínica pelo IFEN/RJ, Pesquisadora Capes na área de Filosofia e Clínica

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Published

2009-12-30

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2009)

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Technicity of the life: a discussion about the discourse of medicalization in society. Fractal: Journal of Psychology, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, v. 21, n. 3, p. 563–580, 2009. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uff.br/fractal/article/view/4769. Acesso em: 13 dec. 2025.