Dimensões da sexualidade humana : uma análise de livros didáticos de ciências

• Ano de defesa: 2019
• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Maracy Alves
• Orientador(a): Araujo, Yzila Liziane Farias Maia de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática
• Palavras-chave em Português: Ensino de ciências; Sexualidade e cultura; Livros didáticos; Sexualidade
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Sexuality; Textbook; Science teaching
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO
• Link de acesso: http://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/11422

Human sexuality is influenced by biological, psychological, social, economic, political, cultural, ethical, legal, historical and religious factors. The theme is historically marked by taboos and prejudices, and has often been the subject of controversial discussions. Among these is their insertion and approach in school. In this space, there is a tendency to approach the subject biologically, be it by teachers or didactic materials. The textbook as one of the most used resources in Brazilian schools and that often serves as a curriculum guide for teachers, is an important means for introducing and discussing the theme in school. The Natural Sciences course, due to the focus on reproduction, is the one that most discusses about sexuality. Thus, it is fundamental that the science textbooks value the multiple dimensions of human sexuality whether they are affective, biological or sociocultural considering the perspectives of rights and equality. Considering these factors, the present study had the objective of analyzing the articulation between affective, sociocultural and biological knowledge aspects in the approach to the topic of sexuality present in the textbook collections of Science of the Final Years of Elementary Education, approved by the National Textbook Plan / 2017. The research consisted of a documentary analysis with qualitative approach having as instrument of data collection an analysis form, elaborated based on the National Curricular Parameters, in which the biological, sociocultural and psychic aspects of human sexuality are questioned. The analysis method was content analysis. Although some of the books analyzed presented in their discourses proposals of sociocultural and psychic approach, for example, discussions about the roles of women in society, the results pointed out that most of the analyzed books of Sciences are extremely conservative, with a predominance of biological bias in the approach to the topic sexuality, neglecting sociocultural and affective aspects currently discussed by society, such as gender identity and sexual orientation. Therefore, it is evident that the idea of taboos and prejudices associated to the theme sexuality still persist in their discussions and that the attempt of the textbooks to approach the subject not only biologically runs into factors such as the editorial market and beliefs of teachers, students, parents of students.