Symbolic effects capitalized by nurses from the National Institute of Cancer in Brazil (1980 - 1990)

to describe the strategies of nurses in the National Institute of Cancer to disseminate its scientific capital and discuss the symbolic effects capitalized in the field of oncology in the 1980s. historical social studies, with primary sources consisting of written documents and oral reports, and as...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de enfermagem 2015-03, Vol.68 (2), p.258-290
Main Authors: de Souza, Maria Cristina Freres, Martins, Gizele da Conceição Soares, Peres, Maria Angélica de Almeida, Fortes, Fabíola Lisboa da Silveira, de Almeida Filho, Antonio José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academies and Institutes
Brazil
History, 20th Century
Humans
Neoplasms - nursing
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Oncology Nursing - education
Oncology Nursing - history
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Summary:to describe the strategies of nurses in the National Institute of Cancer to disseminate its scientific capital and discuss the symbolic effects capitalized in the field of oncology in the 1980s. historical social studies, with primary sources consisting of written documents and oral reports, and as secondary sources, articles and books on the subject, based on the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of scientific capital and habitus. it revealed the effective performance of nurses in this Institute on policies of cancer prevention and control and strategies used in the teaching of oncology nursing at the undergraduate level. In conclusion, nursing stands out in this context, through the dissemination of its scientific knowledge, as a participant in the construction of a scientific field of oncology nursing in Brazil, highlighting the occupation of important social areas.
ISSN:0034-7167
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167.2015680214i