Gender, education and men's health: some approaches on formation

Abstract

Social, political and cultural roles are in a continuous process of reconstruction. In this sense, relevant reflections on the production of masculinity and gender conceptions are necessary. Understanding how professionals are trained and how the current curricula are arranged will help us to understand how much gender constructions influence this process. We aimed to analyze the training of professionals on Men's Health, with regard to theoretical-practical perspectives and their relationship with training in gender and its specificities. Studies show that there should be a better preparation of users and professionals in the area to serve men in services. Satisfactory curriculum standards and qualified professionals are indispensable to achieve the completeness of the contents. It is identified the need to promote changes in professional training in order to bring it closer to the concepts and principles that will enable universal and integral attention of the subjects, including gender issues.