Findings from an ethnographic study conducted in 2018 in Verona, aimed at investigating the relationship between migrant women and socio-sanitary services dedicated to reproductive health, will serve as a leverage to delve into and shed light on a series of elements (conventions, stereotypes, prejudices) that underpin what is labelled as the 'culture' of these services. Paraphrasing Mary Douglas's work, we will ask: how do socio-sanitary services think? The objective is to make visible the actions of institutions and socio-sanitary services in addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of migrant women, the 'gaps' and 'frictions' that arise in the relationship between services and migrant users, and finally, the agency of institutional actors.
How institutions think: Reproductive health services and migrant women in Italy
Giuliana Sano;
2026-01-01
Abstract
Findings from an ethnographic study conducted in 2018 in Verona, aimed at investigating the relationship between migrant women and socio-sanitary services dedicated to reproductive health, will serve as a leverage to delve into and shed light on a series of elements (conventions, stereotypes, prejudices) that underpin what is labelled as the 'culture' of these services. Paraphrasing Mary Douglas's work, we will ask: how do socio-sanitary services think? The objective is to make visible the actions of institutions and socio-sanitary services in addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of migrant women, the 'gaps' and 'frictions' that arise in the relationship between services and migrant users, and finally, the agency of institutional actors.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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