Diferenças nas propostas de operacionalização do conceito de classe social empregadas em estudos epidemiológicos

Abstract

This article compares different proposals for the implementation of the concept of social class and analyzes the alternatives used in each proposal

Classe social: conceitos e esquemas operacionais em pesquisa em saude

“…22 With regard to the fi rst problem stated above, there are critics who simply consider it impossible to operationalize social class concepts. They claim that it only makes sense as a theoretical tool in macrosocial analyses developed by Marx and as an explanatory category in historical materialism.…”

“…Authors such as Wright 27 and Goldthorp 7 are of the opinion that economic and political aspects are inseparable, and they believe in the possibility of translating any theoretical concept into a series of mechanisms, events, and empirical experiences susceptible of being observed in reality. 22 With regard to class defi nitions, problems arise in the conceptualization of the proletariat, in the confi guration of middle classes, and in the defi nition of strata within the bourgeoisie. 22 Poulantzas 16 proposed that only productive workers should be classifi ed as workers.…”

“…22 With regard to class defi nitions, problems arise in the conceptualization of the proletariat, in the confi guration of middle classes, and in the defi nition of strata within the bourgeoisie. 22 Poulantzas 16 proposed that only productive workers should be classifi ed as workers. Goldthorpe 7 and Wright 27,28 classifi ed waged workers who have no control over the labor process as proletariat, and found it diffi cult to empirically separate productive from unproductive labor.…”

“…The better the class position in the social scheme, the greater the likelihood that class members will enjoy longer and healthier lives. 22 On the other hand, socially disadvantaged groups in the social structure face a disproportionate burden of injuries, illnesses, and death compared with better positioned groups. 2 Undeniably, class position determines many aspects of material life by defi ning access to and possession of material resources, everyday life activities, and vulnerability to numerous determinants of health and disease.…”

Hollingshead e Redlich: a pesquisa sobre classe social e doença mental cinquenta anos depois

“…He retrieved some of the most cited studies that attempted to operationalize the concept of social class, such as those of Barros (1986), Bronfman and Tuirán (1984) and Bronfman et al (1988). Their works focused on the perspective of "identifying classes according to their structural connection and not by their effects (such as: income, educational level and other characteristic components and derivatives of insertion)" (Solla, 1996). He recalled, meanwhile, that beginning in the 1990s, the studies based on this Marxist pillar tapered off.…”