Eugenesia y medicalización del crimen a inicios del siglo XX en Uruguay / Eugenics and medicalization of crime at the early 20 th century in Uruguay
Saúde Soc
; 27(2): 354-366, abr.-jun. 2018.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Resumen El artículo analiza las relaciones entre eugenesia y medicalización del crimen en Uruguay hacia fines del siglo XIXy primeras tres décadas del siglo XX. La perspectiva adoptada parte de la consideración de la conversión del crimen y de otros comportamientos socialmente problemáticos en objeto de la medicina psiquiátrica como parte de procesos más amplios de gestión biopolítica de la vida social en contextos urbanos. En ese sentido, se examinan algunas peculiaridades del caso uruguayo en lo que concierne a las relaciones entre eugenesia y medicalización del crimen, destacándose la inexpresiva alusión al factor racial y la importancia superlativa atribuida a los «vicios sociales¼ y, en particular, al consumo de alcohol como elemento disgenésico y criminogénico susceptible de poner en riesgo la composición y calidad de la población.
ABSTRACT
Abstract The article analyzes the relationship between eugenics and medicalization of crime in Uruguay between the end of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th century. The perspective adopted starts from the consideration of the conversion of crime and other socially problematic behaviors in a psychiatric matter, as part of broader processes of biopolitical management of social life in urban contexts. In that sense, some peculiarities of the Uruguayan case are examined concerning the relationship between eugenics and medicalization of crime, standing out the inexpressive allusion to the racial factor and the extreme importance attributed to the "social addictions" and, in particular, to the alcohol consumption as a reproductive and criminogenic element susceptible to put at risk the composition and quality of the population.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 -Target 3.5 Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
Health problem:
Target 3.5: Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
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Alcohol
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Mental Health
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Community Psychiatry
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Crime
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Alcoholism
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Eugenics
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Medicalization
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Uruguay
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Saúde Soc
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Uruguay
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de la Republica/UY
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina/BR