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Scientists and social scientists often read the same text differently. They also construct categories having the samenomenclature independently. Many of us also work in isolated domains, rarely reading texts researched and documented byothers. We conduct our research within the defined format of our disciplines. We engage with others only when contestations emerge and challenge some of the rooted paradigms of each other’s disciplines. This paper reflects the reactions of asocial scientist to texts on population genetics and attempts to arrive at the genetic theory of the origin of ethnologicalhistory of human populations in India. Inadvertently, most of these intensely researched and passionately documented DNAevidence present a serious challenge to the discourse of cultural pluralism and social diversity that the humanist perspectiveof science and social science takes pride in documenting. This paper is based on secondary resource materials and themethodology adopted is that of narrative research.
ABSTRACT
Estar grávida, cuidar dos bebês, tornar-se pai e mãe é sempre, e em todo lugar, uma atividade que mobiliza os seres em sua intimidade, mas também em seus vínculos, o casal, a família, a sociedade. Os estudos mostram a importância desses primeiríssimos momentos para que se estabeleça uma relação de boa qualidade com as crianças e se evitem as disfunções pais-filhos e a violência contra as crianças. Para isso, porém, é preciso respeitar e apoiar os pais, seja qual for sua maneira de serem pais, e portanto respeitar a diversidade cultural e social. Cabe-nos apoiar todas as competências parentais tal como se expressem nos pais, sem julgá-los ou fragilizá-los, sem querer normalizá-los e obrigá-los a serem pais da maneira como nós o somos e como pensamos que deve ser. A clínica transcultural que associa psicanálise e antropologia pode nos ajudar a encontrar modos de lidar com todos esses pais que pertencem a minorias sociais ou culturais.
Estar embarazada, cuidar a los bebés, convertirse en padre y madre es siempre, y en todo lugar, una actividad que mueve a los seres en su intimidad, pero también en sus vínculos, la pareja, la familia, la sociedad. Los estudios muestran la importancia de estos primeros momentos para que se establezca una relación de buena calidad con los niños y se eviten las disfunciones padres-hijos y la violencia contra los niños. Sin embargo, para esto es necesario respetar y apoyar a los padres, independiente de su forma de ser padres, y por tanto respetar la diversidad cultural y social. Nos corresponde apoyar todas las habilidades paternas tal y como se expresen en los padres, sin juzgarlos o debilitarlos, sin querer normalizarlos y obligarlos a ser padres de la forma en la que nosotros lo somos y como pensamos que debe ser. La clínica transcultural que vincula el psicoanálisis y la antropología puede ayudarnos a encontrar formas para lidiar con esos padres que pertenecen a minorías sociales o culturales.
Being pregnant, taking care of babies, becoming father or mother is always and everywhere an activity that touches people and affects their intimacy and bounds, such as couple, family, society. Studies show the importance of these very first moments in order to establish a good quality relationship with their children. As such, parent/child dysfunctions and violence against children may be avoided. To that end, parents must be respected and supported whatever way they choose to parent. Cultural and social diversity, therefore, needs to be respected. It is up to us to support all the parental competencies as shown by parents. It is not our job to judge nor weaken them. We should never want to normalize these parents nor force them to be the kind of parents we are and we think we are supposed to be. Transcultural clinic combines psychoanalysis and anthropology, and may provide us better tools to deal with all these parents who belong to social and cultural minorities.