ABSTRACT

In the context of a critical and transformational agenda, there is a need to discuss the relationship among social categories–including gender and occupation–in occupational therapy and occupational science-related research. This scoping review aimed to address how the concept of gender has been dealt with in scientific publications in order to provide a vision of how it has been used, defined, and explored throughout the history of this discipline and practice. Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) scoping review methodology was used, as it allows for the synthesis of diverse qualitative data and facilitates the exploration of studies according to their relevance, paying attention to how they shape and inform a research corpus. Fifty-five articles were included in the analysis, leading to two main categories. The outcomes reveal how gender has been mainly associated, on the one hand, to a singular or gender binary category and, on the other, to a situated category that results in occupational opportunities. Additionally, the development of the concept of gender is introduced in association with the establishment of the discipline from a feminist and critical standpoint. The results clearly reveal the importance of introducing a critical perspective on the concept in order to clarify some of the strategies that can lead to both occupational possibilities and inequalities.

摘要

在批判性和变革性议程的背景下，有必要讨论社会类别（包括性别和职业）在职业治疗和职业科学相关研究中的关系。该范围审查旨在解决科学出版物中如何处理性别概念，以便提供有关在该学科和实践的整个历史中如何使用、定义和探索它的愿景。使用了 Arksey 和 O'Malley (2005) 的范围审查方法，因为它允许综合各种定性数据并根据相关性促进研究的探索，注意它们如何塑造和告知研究语料库。分析中包括了 55 篇文章，分为两个主要类别。结果揭示了性别如何主要与单一或性别二元类别相关联，另一方面，与导致职业机会的定位类别相关联。此外，从女权主义和批判性的角度来看，性别概念的发展与学科的建立相关联。结果清楚地揭示了对该概念引入批判性观点的重要性，以澄清一些可能导致职业可能性和不平等的策略。从女权主义和批判的角度出发，性别概念的发展与学科的建立相关联。结果清楚地揭示了对该概念引入批判性观点的重要性，以澄清一些可能导致职业可能性和不平等的策略。从女权主义和批判的角度出发，性别概念的发展与学科的建立相关联。结果清楚地揭示了对该概念引入批判性观点的重要性，以澄清一些可能导致职业可能性和不平等的策略。