Participation by terreiro traditional communities in the health field: research in social psychology

Abstract

This article presents a literature review on health of black population and participation of african-Brazilian religion in the field of Social Psychology. It integrates a research of broader nature that aims to collaborate with proposals of the National Policy for Black Population Health, which recognizes traditional "terreiro" communities as health promoters. The role of social psychology is here considered, in its critical stance, towards the fight against racism in Brazil, and regarding proposals for overcoming health inequities. The search for scientific articles was limited to Psychology Journals (in interface with the social), indexed in SciELO and LILACS Networks - Virtual Health Library (Bireme). Only two articles were found, which points to a research weakness in this field, which invites Social Psychology to reflect about, since it restricts its participation in movements and struggles for ethnic and racial equity in Brazil.