Abstract

GALVEZ TORO, Alberto. Pedagogy of demotivation: I am stupid, they call me a loser: Two secondary socialization strategies in a hospital. Index Enferm [online]. 2005, vol.14, n.48-49, pp.23-27. ISSN 1699-5988.

This paper aims at making visible the secondary socialization process undergone by the novice -I our case the nursing student- who begins to work for a health care institution. We have used confessional accounts written by the students during the first 20 days of work in the hospital, i.e., during the process of introduction in the setting. In addition to the cultural shock and alienation, it has also been observed that the student’s role corresponds to a transitory discrepant role (Goffman, 1959) characterized by invisibility, liminality and the non-existence as a person. The social configuration of the non-being in the hospital scenario is provided with an eccentric subjective realism, which is extremely stressing and with a strong emotional impact. The experiences of the student are supportive evidence.