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Thesis (Psy. D.)--Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, IL, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-81).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-79).

Thesis (M. Div. with Concentration : Christian Care and Counseling)--Emmanuel School of Religion, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-114).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-457).

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-13T13:27:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-08-31. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2016-01-13T13:32:28Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000855799.pdf: 1693173 bytes, checksum: 6b4ee03c909d55dff42dd609902c907b (MD5) / A necessidade de se internalizar novos conceitos sobre sexo e sexualidade, podendo assim transformar o olhar diante das problemáticas que cerceiam o/a homossexual poderá ser uma forma de contribuir com a qualidade de vida destas pessoas. É nesta direção, em síntese, que esta pesquisa se dirige. No que tange às questões da homossexualidade, faz-se necessário saber de que maneira as publicações em psicologia estariam, ou não, alinhadas aos estudos atuais da diversidade sexual. Neste sentido, o objetivo desta pesquisa é averiguar o olhar da psicologia científica a respeito da homossexualidade e a sua dimensão sócio histórica. A metodologia empregada foi o estudo bibliográfico com metodologia qualitativa. Optou-se por explorar no portal de periódicos de psicologia, o PePsic, as publicações que estudaram a homossexualidade. Foram encontradas 64 publicações que compreendem periódicos da América Latina, sendo que todas publicações foram desenvolvidas entre os anos 2007 a 2014. Para se realizar uma análise mais organizada a respeito do tema, as publicações foram subdivididas em cinco eixos teóricos, quais sejam: (1) Clínicas psicológicas, (2) Cultura e sociedade, (3) Construções sociais e pedagógicas, (4) Conjugalidade e família e (5) Políticas e direitos. Averiguou-se que há a necessidade, por parte da psicologia, de se estudar mais sobre a homossexualidade, uma vez que a própria psicologia associa a homossexualidade à psicopatologia. / The necessity for internalizing new concepts about sex and sexuality, could turn the view of the problems that curtail the homosexual and can be a manner of contribuiting with the person's quality of life. This is the direction, in summary, that this research will reach with its hypotheses. Regarding the homosexuality issues, it's necessary to know if the psychology's publications are, or not, lined with the current diversity sexual studies. This way, the goal of this research is to find the view psychological scientifical regarding homosexuality and its social historical dimension. The methodology applied was a bibliographic study with qualitative methodology. Was chosen to explore the psychology periodical website for scientific publication, PePsic, the publications that studied homosexuality. Was found 64 publications conceiving Latin America's periodicals, all the publications were developed among the years 2007 and 2014. For accomplishing a more detalied review about this subject, the publications were organized in five theorical topics, being: (1) psycological clinics, (2) Society and culture, (3) Social and pedagogical constructions, (4) Conjugality and family and (5) Political and laws. Was found that there is a necessity, from the psychology, of more studies about homosexuality, since the psychology itself associates the homosexuality to psychopathology.

Orientador: Fátima Elisabeth Denari / Banca: Paulo Rennes Marçal Ribeiro / Banca: Tarcia Regina da Silveira Dias / Resumo: A necessidade de se internalizar novos conceitos sobre sexo e sexualidade, podendo assim transformar o olhar diante das problemáticas que cerceiam o/a homossexual poderá ser uma forma de contribuir com a qualidade de vida destas pessoas. É nesta direção, em síntese, que esta pesquisa se dirige. No que tange às questões da homossexualidade, faz-se necessário saber de que maneira as publicações em psicologia estariam, ou não, alinhadas aos estudos atuais da diversidade sexual. Neste sentido, o objetivo desta pesquisa é averiguar o olhar da psicologia científica a respeito da homossexualidade e a sua dimensão sócio histórica. A metodologia empregada foi o estudo bibliográfico com metodologia qualitativa. Optou-se por explorar no portal de periódicos de psicologia, o PePsic, as publicações que estudaram a homossexualidade. Foram encontradas 64 publicações que compreendem periódicos da América Latina, sendo que todas publicações foram desenvolvidas entre os anos 2007 a 2014. Para se realizar uma análise mais organizada a respeito do tema, as publicações foram subdivididas em cinco eixos teóricos, quais sejam: (1) Clínicas psicológicas, (2) Cultura e sociedade, (3) Construções sociais e pedagógicas, (4) Conjugalidade e família e (5) Políticas e direitos. Averiguou-se que há a necessidade, por parte da psicologia, de se estudar mais sobre a homossexualidade, uma vez que a própria psicologia associa a homossexualidade à psicopatologia. / Abstract: The necessity for internalizing new concepts about sex and sexuality, could turn the view of the problems that curtail the homosexual and can be a manner of contribuiting with the person's quality of life. This is the direction, in summary, that this research will reach with its hypotheses. Regarding the homosexuality issues, it's necessary to know if the psychology's publications are, or not, lined with the current diversity sexual studies. This way, the goal of this research is to find the view psychological scientifical regarding homosexuality and its social historical dimension. The methodology applied was a bibliographic study with qualitative methodology. Was chosen to explore the psychology periodical website for scientific publication, PePsic, the publications that studied homosexuality. Was found 64 publications conceiving Latin America's periodicals, all the publications were developed among the years 2007 and 2014. For accomplishing a more detalied review about this subject, the publications were organized in five theorical topics, being: (1) psycological clinics, (2) Society and culture, (3) Social and pedagogical constructions, (4) Conjugality and family and (5) Political and laws. Was found that there is a necessity, from the psychology, of more studies about homosexuality, since the psychology itself associates the homosexuality to psychopathology. / Mestre

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de NÃvel Superior / No contexto epidemiolÃgico da aids, os homens que fazem sexo com homens tem sido uma categoria prioritÃria para aÃÃes de prevenÃÃo, devido à adoÃÃo de prÃticas sexuais desprotegidas, à aquisiÃÃo de comportamentos de risco e ao estigma e à discriminaÃÃo. Assim, uma polÃtica de prevenÃÃo efetiva para este subgrupo deve estar focada na perspectiva da minimizaÃÃo da vulnerabilidade dos grupos, por meio da aÃÃo sobre os diversos aspectos individuais, sociais e programÃticos. O estudo tem como objetivo analisar a vulnerabilidade ao HIV/aids dos homens que fazem sexo com homens a partir das prÃticas sexuais. Estudo quantitativo, transversal e correlacional, realizado em dois locais de sociabilidade gay, localizados na regiÃo central da cidade de Fortaleza, CearÃ. A populaÃÃo compreendeu os homens que fazem sexo com homens que frequentam a cena gay de Fortaleza. A amostra do estudo foi obtida por conveniÃncia e compreendeu 257 indivÃduos. O instrumento utilizado foi submetido à validaÃÃo de face e conteÃdo por 03 juÃzes e consistiu em um formulÃrio estruturado em quatro partes distintas: identificaÃÃo, identidade sexual, histÃrico sexual e prÃticas sexuais. Foram investigadas associaÃÃes entre as variÃveis dependentes e independentes do estudo. Realizou-se anÃlise bivariada usando o teste qui-quadrado de Pearson com um nÃvel de significÃncia menor que 0,05, para investigaÃÃo de associaÃÃo entre as variÃveis. A anÃlise comparativa das mÃdias foi realizada pelo ANOVA e pelo teste t de Student. Os resultados evidenciaram que quanto a caracterizaÃÃo sociodemogrÃfica, a faixa etÃria de 18 a 24 anos apresentou 45,5% (117), mÃdia 27,19 anos, 89,2% (229) eram alfabetizados, com, no mÃnimo, ensino mÃdio completo, solteiros 86,4% (222), catÃlicos 52,9% (136) e 57,6% (148) pardos. Nos dados da identidade sexual, predominou a preferÃncia pelo termo homossexual, com 44,7% (115) e o apoio familiar foi referido por 43,6% (112). A maioria dos respondentes relatou a realizaÃÃo do sexo oral, representando 95,7% (246). Enquanto, 44% (113) responderam ânÃo usoâ o preservativo no sexo oral. Quanto ao sexo anal, quase a totalidade dos sujeitos referiu a prÃtica do sexo anal, que representou 98,4% (253). Revelou-se, que 73,5% (189) dos indivÃduos assumiam o papel ativo e passivo na relaÃÃo e que 71,6% (184) dos entrevistados referiu o uso do preservativo âsempreâ. O envolvimento em relaÃÃo sexual desprotegida apresentou diferenÃa estatisticamente significante quando associado a possuir parceria fixa (p=0,000), utilizaÃÃo do preservativo no sexo oral (p=0,000) e no sexo anal (0,004). Constata-se a influÃncia marcante da vulnerabilidade individual e social na determinaÃÃo das situaÃÃes de suscetibilidades do grupo estudado frente ao HIV/aids, como a alta prevalÃncia de realizaÃÃo de sexo oral desprotegido e a associaÃÃo significativa da prÃtica sexual desprotegida com a parceria fixa. Recomenda-se uma abordagem especÃfica desses fatores para uma melhor compreensÃo da epidemia de aids nesse segmento. Conclui-se que a suscetibilidade do subgrupo de homens que fazem sexo com homens e a compreensÃo de suas particularidades constituem, ainda, um grande desafio a ser enfrentado em todos os espaÃos em que condiÃÃes de risco para aquisiÃÃo do HIV/aids estejam presentes. / In the epidemiological context of AIDS, men who have sex with men has been a priority category for prevention, due to the adoption of unprotected sexual practices, the acquisition of risk behaviors and stigma and discrimination. Thus, a policy of effective prevention for this subgroup should be focused on the perspective of minimizing the vulnerability of groups, through action on the various individual, social and programmatic aspects. The study aims to analyze the vulnerability to HIV / AIDS in men who have sex with men from sexual practices. Cross-sectional and correlational study, conducted at two sites of gay sociability, located in the central region of the city of Fortaleza, Cearà . The study population consisted of men who have sex with men attending gay scene Fortaleza. The study sample was obtained by convenience and included 257 individuals. The instrument used was subjected to face validity and content by 03 judges and consisted of a structured form into four distinct parts: identification , sexual identity and history of sexual practices and sexual practices . Data collection took place during the months of December 2010 to March 2011. Associations between the dependent and independent variables of the study were investigated. We conducted bivariate analysis using the chi- square test with a significance level less than 0.05, to investigate the association between variables. The comparative analysis of means was performed by ANOVA and the Student t test. The results showed that as sociodemographics , age range 18-24 years, had 45.5 % (117), average 27.19 years, 89.2% (229) were literate, with at least completed high school singles, 86.4% (222), Catholic 52.9%(136) and 57.6% (148) browns. The facts of sexual identity, homosexual predominant preference for the term, with 44.7% (115) and family support was reported by 43.6% (112). The majority of respondents reported performing oral sex, accounting for 95.7 % (246). While 44 % (113) answered "do not use " condoms in oral sex . As for anal sex, almost all of the subjects reported practicing anal sex, which represented 98.4 % (253). It was revealed that 73.5% (189) of the subjects assumed the active and passive role in the relationship and that 71.6 %(184) of respondents reported using condoms " always ". Engaging in unprotected sexual intercourse statistically significant difference when associated with having a regular partner (p = 0.000), use of condoms in oral sex (p = 0.000) and anal sex (0.004). Notably, there is a remarkable influence of individual and social vulnerability in the determination of situations susceptibilities of the study group on HIV / AIDS, as the high rate of performing unprotected oral sex and significant association of unprotected sexual act with a regular partner. We recommend a specific approach to these factors for a better understanding of the AIDS epidemic in this segment. It is concluded that the susceptibility of the subgroup of men who have sex with men and the understanding of their specificities, still constitute a major challenge to be faced in all areas where hazardous conditions for the acquisition of HIV / AIDS are present.

Several issues relating to homosexuality are being fervently debated in most denominations and in several newspapers in South Africa. Much of what the church is seeking to find is whether or not homosexual conduct is a sin. Within the church there are currently definite disagreements as to whether or not self-affirming homosexuals can be married in the church, ordained as ministers, teach Sunday School or be small group leaders. In recent times organisations such as the South African Christian Leadership Assembly (SACLA), and the Marriage Alliance of South Africa (MASA) had been formed to serve the church and society as a platform in the current debate on whether or not there needs to be a re-definition of marriage. The reason why these organisations are becoming involved in state business is because they believe that there is no law or state who invented marriage. It is the view of these organisations that same- sex marriage goes against the historic heterosexual understanding of marriage which is recognised from creation. In view of these matters this study seeks to actively take part in the present discussion concerning homosexuality and the Bible. It has been suggested that at the exegetical level Romans 1:26-27 contains little ambiguity in relation to the Bible and homosexuality, in that in Romans 1:26-27 Paul condemns homosexual conduct. However recent scholarly work done on this passage has indicated that perhaps on an exegetical level not enough research had been done on this passage to come to such a conclusion. At the heart of the matter are issues concerning the audience that Paul addresses and specific terms (para physin) Paul uses in Romans 1:26-27. In relation to the audience questions are being asked about the extensiveness of Paul’s knowledge on the social customs of the ancient Greek and Roman world. It is believed that Paul was in fact not addressing true homosexuals, those who are born such, but that he was condemning heterosexuals acting as homosexuals. As we will see within the resulting discussion of this study, a good understanding of the audience is integral to the interpretive process. In relation to the terms that Paul uses, and more specifically the term para physin, often interpreted ‘against nature’, it would seem that conventional understanding is that Paul states that homosexual conduct is that which goes against God’s given order. However in view of recent scholarly work there are suggestions which challenge the more conventional or conservative interpretations of the phrase para physin. This study will therefore delve into matters concerning ancient sexuality and in conjunction with this do a literal analysis of the text in question. As this study will also reveal there are several issues at stake within the current debate. Of these issues the most pertinent concerns the authority of the Bible and the difficult task of the church responding to modern culture. If Paul in Romans 1:26-27 indeed condemns homosexual conduct then where does it leave those who are in reality struggling with the nature of their orientation. Some would suggest that Paul is simply out-of date and that his comments are irrelevant to the modern situation. It has also been suggested that perhaps the concept of biblical authority be abandoned and replace with the idea of the Bible as “foundational document”. Although these issues are not dealt with at length in this paper they certainly serve as an addendum to this study. This paper seeks to merely take part in the present discussion for the purpose of findings God’s will in this matter. / Prof. J.A du Rand