A criança "não normal" e a "quase normal": a atuação do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infanto-Juvenil (CAPS i) de Campina Grande-PB e o processo social de estigmatização.

Abstract

This study has its origin from the professional experience within a Psychosocial Care Center Children and Adolescents (CAPS i) of Campina Grande-PB. So, we learned that in childhood, from an early age, there is a social process of child stigmatization through which the identity of the child constitutes, in view of its institutionalization and naturalizations and norms arising. Thus, in specific terms, we aim to understand this social process, addressing family members about important episodes that contribute to its emergence and strengthening, as well as about current conflicts among family members that drives this issue. We also had the objective of examining the degree of assimilation of these families' new discourses. CAPS, is provided by two of the city, in search of knowledge about the influence of these discourses within the process. On the other hand, to inquire CAPS professionals, we seek to understand the level of reflexivity about the same, compared to issues that also stand as impactful, trying to list the conflicting inter-institutional issues, which also contribute to the reproduction process of stigmatization. We were guided theoretically on three authors: Goffman, Foucault and Giddens. Among these three authors Giddens gave us the elements for a synthesis of the theoretical constructs of the other two, the time that introduced us to an important theoretical social situation raised in this work perspective. With Goffman, we give attention to "normalization" institutional processes that fit the child, thereby aiding their stigmatization; Foucault also approaches the modern processes of constitution and "normalization" of subjectivity. With Giddens, through the concept of "life project", we examined a type of "policy" for the self-realization of the individual, a "reflexive project of the self ', whereby the social actor can acquire the kind of confidence that does respond positively and creatively to the fluid demands of "late modernity". The research design was qualitative and through the analysis of cases of children who had been diagnosed with a "conduct disorder" and their families; the tools used for data collection was at first a "Field Diary" and then "No Structured Interviews". Finally, the interpretations given in the light of Discourse Analysis.