Primary socialization in the process of professional choice and identity of nurses: a Dubarian approach

Thaís Araújo Da Silva,Genival Fernandes De Freitas

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0293

Thaís Araújo Da Silva, Genival Fernandes De Freitas

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0293

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to analyze the experiences of management nurses over the primary socialization process that contributed to their professional choice and identity. qualitative and explanatory study grounded in Dubar's theory, carried out with 11 management nurses. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed, and categorized by applying discourse analysis. the motivations for the professional choice and identity of management nurses were found. They were related to family influence in childhood, nursing representations, perception of care practices experienced in a health-related situation in the family, choice of nursing given its academic titles, lack of knowledge about the nursing profession, and assertive choice of this profession. professional choice was closely linked to initial social processes in people's lives and the idea of a socially and uniquely built professional identity.

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The term socialization emerged in the sociology field, and its meaning focuses on the accumulation of processes related to social, experiential, and sui generis attitudes[1]
To analyze the experiences of management nurses over the primary socialization process that contributed to their professional choice and identity
The present study was grounded in the theory of sociologist Claude Dubar, who devoted himself to studying work sociology to try to elucidate the identity construction process in people inserted in different knowledge fields

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The term socialization emerged in the sociology field, and its meaning focuses on the accumulation of processes related to social, experiential, and sui generis attitudes[1]. Considered a complex phenomenon, socialization can be split into two structures. The first, known as objective, deals with behavioral reactions observed from the outside. The second, named subjective, encompasses the feelings of success and adaptation experienced under the society conditions[1]. The identity of an individual is the product of numerous socializations over their life[2]. Symbols, and sense of belonging, among other factors, gradually contribute to building personal and collective identities[3]

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