Breast feeding: a hybrid nature-culture

Authors

  • João Aprígio Guerra de Almeida FIOCRUZ; Instituto Fernandes Figueira
  • Romeu Gomes FIOCRUZ; Instituto Fernandes Figueira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000300009

Keywords:

breast feeding, nature-culture, epistemology, public health

Abstract

This article consists in an essay that aims, through a review of bibliography, to discuss the relation between a proposal of Bruno Latour about nature-culture and breast feeding. According to his proposal, having as reference an epistemological view, there is an attempt to establish dialogue between different scientific achievements with a view to contribute to the improvement of this subject in the field of public health. Firstly, the paradox of weaning is found in the scenery of knowledge and practices of breast feeding. The analysis is based on the relationship nature-science and culture-society, which are present in the process of breast feeding. Finally, the discussion has the aim of dealing with breast feeding as long as a hybrid between nature and culture, starting a new issue to the continuity in the debate about the thematic in question.

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Published

1998-07-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (1998)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Breast feeding: a hybrid nature-culture. (1998). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 6(3), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000300009