Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-01-20T20:31:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaLudmilaFreireCosta_TESE.pdf: 1773706 bytes, checksum: 73d61cfb3120673a14fd8a9971516b42 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-01-20T21:38:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaLudmilaFreireCosta_TESE.pdf: 1773706 bytes, checksum: 73d61cfb3120673a14fd8a9971516b42 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-20T21:38:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaLudmilaFreireCosta_TESE.pdf: 1773706 bytes, checksum: 73d61cfb3120673a14fd8a9971516b42 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-19 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / A p?s-gradua??o stricto sensu de Psicologia tem passado por intenso processo de crescimento e consolida??o, atestado pelos atuais ?ndices de produ??o cient?fica. Questiona-se, contudo, que retorno a ci?ncia psicol?gica tem dado a uma sociedade que lhe tem feito grandes investimentos. Considerando a inser??o cada vez maior da Psicologia no campo do bem-estar social, uma forma de contribui??o poss?vel e necess?ria ? pela amplia??o do debate sobre pol?tica social. Diante disso, objetivou-se discutir as possibilidades de contribui??o dos programas de p?s-gradua??o stricto sensu de Psicologia para o debate sobre pol?tica social. Foram analisadas teses acad?micas defendidas no tri?nio 2007/2009 que versassem sobre um de cinco crit?rios utilizados para defini??o tem?tica, o que resultou em 105 teses, das 824 defendidas no per?odo. Os principais resultados referem-se ? exist?ncia do tema nos programas de Psicologia, predominantemente de forma pulverizada, ainda que, para um conjunto restrito de pesquisadores e programas, ?pol?tica social? figure como objeto de estudo priorit?rio, indicando incipiente sistematiza??o desses estudos. Ademais, constatou-se que, enquanto a maioria das teses pode ser caracterizada pela fragilidade dos marcos te?ricos em rela??o ao objeto, com pesquisas em uma perspectiva essencialmente t?cnica, parcela dos estudos revela preocupa??o com a contextualiza??o do debate sobre pol?tica social em rela??o ao cen?rio social mais amplo, conferindo as condi??es m?nimas para a constru??o de uma cr?tica te?rica fundamentada e robusta. Conclui-se que, para que a ci?ncia psicol?gica possa contribuir efetivamente para o desenvolvimento da sociedade, s?o urgentes a articula??o entre os pesquisadores da ?rea em torno do tema, o aprofundamento do debate te?rico e a transforma??o dos saberes constru?dos em pr?tica pol?tica organizada / Postgraduate studies in Psychology have passed through intense process of growth and consolidation, attested by current high levels of scientific production. It is questionable, however, the return that psychological science has given to a society that has made large investments. Considering the increasing integration of Psychology in the social welfare area, a form of possible and necessary contribution is by the expansion of social policy debate. This work aimed to discuss how Psychology postgraduate studies can contribute to understand the issue of social policy. The object were academic theses defended in the 2007/2009 triennium related to one of the five thematic criteria, which resulted in 105 theses of 824 defended in the period. The main results point to the existence of the issue in Psychology programs in a sprayed way, predominantly, albeit for a limited set of researchers and programs, "social policy" appears as a priority object of research, indicating incipient systematization of these studies. Moreover, it was found that while the majority of theses can be characterized by fragility of the theoretical frameworks in relation to the subject, with most research in a strictly technical perspective, some proportion of the studies reveals concern about putting the social policy debate into a broader social context, which represents the essential condition to construct a reasoned and robust theoretical critic. In conclusion, this thesis defends that psychological science can only contribute effectively to the society development if academic community promotes a structured articulation around the theme, deepens the theoretical debate and transforms the knowledge built into organized political practice