THE SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH IN TERMS OF HEALTH IN THE DISCUSSION OF PARENTHOOD

Abstract

ABSTRACT
MOTHERHOOD AND FATHERHOOD ARE BOTH CONCEPTS THAT REFLECT REALITIES THAT HAVE CHANGED ALONG HISTORY, EVEN WHEN THEY STILL HAVE A STRUCTURAL LOGIC OF A PATRIARCHAL KIND THAT IS REPRODUCED FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT AND MUST BE CONSIDERED A SOCIAL DETERMINANT IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOR NOWADAYS. THE REASONING OF GENDER IN TERMS OF HEALTH HELPS TO A CRITICAL VIEW OF ITS HISTORIC DESIGN IN CUBA.
KEY WORDS: HEALTH SOCIOLOGY, GENDER IN TERMS OF HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD,
FATHERHOOD