Silence and Shame: Emergency Contraception in a Drugstore in the City of Rio de Janeiro

Authors

  • Sabrina Pereira Paiva Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/MG
  • Elaine Reis Brandão Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/%25x

Abstract

This article discusses the process of social interaction established between the pharmacist and clerks and the consumers of emergency contraception (EC). It is an ethnographic research held at a drugstore in the north area of the municipal district of Rio de Janeiro, from January, 2011, to December, 2012. Two dimensions are analyzed: - the silence and shame governing the marketing of EC at the drugstore; - The discriminatory view of clerks on the EC women consumers. Silence and shame perceived in the drugstore counter, socio-spatial and moral conceptions of the EC consumers reinforce the need for broadening the national debate on guaranteed access to EC, aimed at ensuring sexual and reproductive rights of women.

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Author Biographies

Sabrina Pereira Paiva, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/MG

Professora da Faculdade de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/MG. Doutora em Saúde Coletiva pelo Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Elaine Reis Brandão, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Professora Adjunta do Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Doutora em Saúde Coletiva pelo Instituto de Medicina Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

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Published

2017-05-25

How to Cite

Paiva, S. P., & Brandão, E. R. (2017). Silence and Shame: Emergency Contraception in a Drugstore in the City of Rio de Janeiro. Revista Estudos Feministas, 25(2), 617–636. https://doi.org/10.1590/%x

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2017)

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Articles

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