Submitted by Mario BC (mario@bc.ufrpe.br) on 2016-07-26T14:15:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Edson Leandro de Almeida.pdf: 1113935 bytes, checksum: 743e63f135f856e42db4cdd259dce079 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-26T14:15:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Edson Leandro de Almeida.pdf: 1113935 bytes, checksum: 743e63f135f856e42db4cdd259dce079 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-15 / This essay is dedicated to the discursive production about sexual identity in all public schools in Brazil, especially about the veto in School kits for educational materials without Homophobia program, occurred in 2011. Theorists whom produced materials about the topic above we can observe that main objectives and preservation and the outcomes in public schools discursive tensions and the issues of sex education in school from public policies. Several speeches were influenced by these understandings in recent years and which shifts and continuities these conceptions point. The theoretical contributions, which support the lines of argumentation in this thesis are related to the French line theories, making it look like the truth, theories about institutions and how they define the behavior of the people, psychoanalysis and their contributions to a non-essentialist view of sexuality, feminist theories, questions about the compulsory heteronormativity and cultural studies. The research methodology is qualitative. The field research included among others: direct observation in public schools in the interior of Pernambuco state and how they address issues of sexuality; focus group with students of Pedagogy UFRPE; Database analysis of national research on LGBTTTI violence in Brazilian schools. / Esta dissertação dedica-se à produção discursiva sobre a identidade sexual na escola pública brasileira, especialmente, a partir do veto ao Kit de materiais educativos do programa Escola Sem Homofobia, ocorrido em 2011, o KIT trata-se de um programa situado no âmbito das políticas públicas educacionais. Temos por principal objetivo compreender o quanto as mudanças ou permanências relativas a identidade e orientação sexual, promovidas desde os PCNs e experimentadas na escola pública, especialmente após o veto ao KIT anti-homofobia, foram capazes de reestruturar discursos e práticas sociais a partir do aprendizado escolar. Os aportes teóricos, que sustentam as linhas de argumentação desta dissertação estão relacionados às teorias do discurso de linha francesa, que colocam o discurso como uma produção de verdade, teorias sobre as instituições e como estas definem a conduta das pessoas, a Psicanálise e suas contribuições para uma visão não essencialista da sexualidade, teorias feministas, questionamentos sobre a heteronormatividade e estudos culturais. A metodologia da pesquisa, de caráter quali-quantitativo, baseou-se em dados coletados e existentes. O levantamento dos dados compreendeu a observação direta em uma escola pública do interior do estado de Pernambuco e de grupo focal com 12 estudantes de Pedagogia da UFRPE, para análise dos materiais do KIT anti-homofobia, constou, ainda, de análise de banco de dados de pesquisas nacionais sobre violência LGBTTTI na escola brasileira. Os dados obtidos apontam para permanências e deslocamentos nos discursos e práticas escolares quanto a identidade sexual e de gênero, demonstram que houve iniciativas positivas a partir de 1998, com os PCN’s dos temas transversais, por outro lado produziu-se um retrocesso significativo após o ano de 2011. Tais avanços e retrocessos demonstram um quadro complexo, contraditório e tenso quanto às questões sexuais no interior da escola pública nacional.

Orientador: Paulo Dalgalarrondo / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T04:49:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ghorayeb_DanielaBarbetta_M.pdf: 2286611 bytes, checksum: 9fd70532322dbf036aafdef509ed6728 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Esse estudo objetivou a produção de conhecimento empírico acerca das homossexualidades no meio sócio-cultural brasileiro. Consideraram-se as dimensões: saúde mental; qualidade de vida; religiosidade e identidade psicossocial. Foram aplicados métodos qualitativos e quantitativos, com pareamento do grupo de estudo (sujeitos de orientação homossexual) com um grupo contraste (sujeitos de orientação heterossexual), a partir do gênero, idade e escolaridade. Para o material qualitativo utilizaram-se entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Os dados quantitativos obtiveram-se através da aplicação do M.I.N.I. Plus e WHOQOL Bref. Verificou-se maior prevalência de transtornos mentais e busca por serviços de saúde mental no grupo de sujeitos de orientação homossexual comparando-o com o grupo contraste, assim como a associação entre pior saúde mental e pior qualidade de vida no grupo de estudo. A religiosidade deste grupo revela a presença do ¿individualismo religioso¿, fenômeno que participa, assim como o grupo social e as ¿políticas de identidade¿ das construções da identidade psicossocial dos sujeitos homossexuais investigados, destacando-se nesse sentido as diferenças marcantes entre os gêneros neste mesmo grupo. A partir do fenômeno de internalização da homofobia aponta-se para a possibilidade de impacto das experiências de discriminação vividas pelos sujeitos sobre a saúde mental dos mesmos / Abstract: The following study has focused on the production of empirical knowledge regarding homosexualities in the Brazilian social-cultural environment. The following dimensions have been considered: mental health, life quality, religiousness and psychosocial identity. Quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as a comparison between the study group (subjects with homosexual orientation) and the contrast group (subjects with heterosexual orientation), according to gender, age and education have been applied. For the qualitative material, semi-structured interviews have been conducted. The quantitative data has been gathered through the appliance of M.I.N.I Plus and WHOQOL Bref. A higher prevalence of mental disturbances and attendance at mental health services by the group with homosexual orientation have been verified when compared to the contrast group, as well as the association between mental disorder and lower level of quality of life. The religiosity of the study group reveals the presence of ¿religious individualism¿, which takes part in the development of psychosocial identity of these individuals, as well as the integration in social groups. Such development process points to differences between the two genders in the study group. Since the identification of internalized homophobia, a possibility of impact of the experiences of discrimination on the mental health is suggested. / Mestrado / Saude Mental / Mestre em Ciências Médicas

Background: We examined the relationships among experiences of interpersonal violence, mental health, and sexual identity in a national sample of young adult women in Australia. Methods: We used existing data from the third (2003) wave of young adult women (aged 25- 30) in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). We conducted bivariate analyses and fit multiple and logistic regression models to test experiences of six types of interpersonal violence (physical abuse, severe physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, harassment, and being in a violent relationship), and the number of types of violence experienced, as predictors of mental health. We compared types and number of types of violence across sexual identity subgroups. Results: Experiences of interpersonal violence varied significantly by sexual identity. Controlling for demographic characteristics, compared to exclusively heterosexual women, mainly heterosexual and bisexual women were significantly more likely to report physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Mainly heterosexual and lesbian women were more likely to report severe physical abuse. Mainly heterosexual women were more than three times as likely to have been in a violent relationship in the past three years, and all three sexual minority subgroups were two to three times as likely to have experienced harassment. Bisexual women reported significantly higher levels of depression than any of the other sexual identity groups and scored lower on mental health than did exclusively heterosexual women. In linear regression models, interpersonal violence strongly predicted poorer mental health for lesbian and bisexual women. Notably, mental health indicators were similar for exclusively heterosexual and sexual minority women who did not report interpersonal violence. Experiencing multiple types of interpersonal violence was the strongest predictor of stress, anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Interpersonal violence is a key contributor to mental health disparities, especially among women who identify as mainly heterosexual or bisexual. More research is needed that examines within-group differences to determine which subgroups are at greatest risk for various types of interpersonal violence. Such information is critical to the development of effective prevention and intervention strategies.

Thesis deals with social life of asexual people in the Czech Republic. The author focuses on the areas of acceptance of their own sexual identity as asexual, coming out and feelings of stigmatization, relationships and intimacy, belonging to LGBT+ community and the perception of the existence of a separate asexual community and the visibility of asexuality in society. For the purpose of the work was carried out qualitative research among asexual people, who selfidentify as asexual. The aim of the analysis was to determine how social life of asexuals differs within the heteronormative society. Thesis is based on differences between asexuals and heteronormative majority, especially in relationships and sexual behavior. The difference is also in other aspects of their life. People often don't know the meaning of asexuality, which can result in social stigmatization of asexuals due to pressure to accept a traditional model of relationship. In some respects, asexual people are similar to other sexual minorities, but not everyone feels to be part of LGBT+ community. Czech asexuals feel to be invisible in our society and they form networks among themselves through the internet forum asexual.cz. However, they don't create a separate community or social movement and they still remain socially invisible....

Följande studie undersöker kvalitativt hur lärare i fritidshem arbetar med värdegrundsarbete gällande likabehandling. Särskilt fokus riktas mot det normbrytande arbetet med avseende på familjekonstellationer. Studiens frågeställningar undersöker; hur arbetar lärare i fritidshem ämnesintegrerat med normer avseende på familjekonstellationer? Hur arbetar lärare i fritidshem med tema kring normer med avseende på familjekonstellationer? Och hur arbetar lärare i fritidshem med normer om familjekonstellationer vid fånga frågan i flykten? I studien genomförs tre semistrukturerade intervjuer med lärare i fritidshem och fritidspedagoger i syfte att synliggöra deras arbetssätt.  Resultatet visar fritidsverksamheters skilda arbetssätt, både vad gäller det normbrytande arbetet med avseende på familjekonstellationer men även värdegrundsarbetet. Resultatet visade också verksamheters svårigheter att arbeta med ämnet då brist på kunskap råder, samtidigt som verksamheterna upplever att eleverna bemöter ämnet väl.

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It is widely accepted that sexual minority youth (SMY) are subjects of homophobic bullying and homophobic victimization, and they are at higher risk for psychological distress compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Meyer (2003) introduced the minority stress conceptual framework to explain this increased prevalence and its effects. The minority stress conceptual framework proposed that the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) population is subjected to additional stressors due to its minority status which results in increased psychological distress. The problem addressed in this study was the high incidence of bullying, harassment, social isolation, and violence against SMY, those questioning their sexual identity, and those perceived to be LGB in a large metropolitan school district in South Florida. The purpose of this comparative study was threefold: to compare risk factors for students in Grades 9-12 (a) who identified as LGB to those who identified as heterosexual (straight), (b) who identified as LGB to those who identified as questioning, and (c) who perceived that others identified them as LGB compared to those who did not perceive that others identified them as LGB at a large metropolitan school district in the southeastern United States. Data from the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was used to further examine how these risk factors, including alcohol and other drug use and abuse, psychological distress, violence, and sexual behaviors, interacted to influence health disparities among youth in Grades 9 to 12 impacted by homophobic bullying. Mann-Whitney U analyses were conducted to detect the differences in health risk behaviors and outcomes among heterosexual and LGB students. Also, logistic regression models were used to examine any sexual identity effects involved in the association between being bullied and health risk behaviors. Findings indicated that students who identified as LGB or gender nonconforming, or who reported being teased because of their perceived sexual orientation (PSO) were at greater risk for negative health outcomes and negative health risk behaviors. More specifically, identification as LGB or gender expansive, or being teased because of PSO was predictive of psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and sexual, alcohol, and drug risk behaviors. This study extends research on risky behaviors among youth who were bullied due to PSO and provides a new perspective on how homophobic victimization may influence these youth’s risk-taking behaviors and health disparities.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Youth in the foster care system receive less sexual and reproductive health education, experience higher levels of negative sexual health outcomes, and engage in more risky sexual behaviors than peers not in the foster care system. Counteracting these concerns requires understanding the processes that contribute to these outcomes. A conceptual model interfacing traditional identity development theories and social constructionist theories of social sexualization was developed that posited sociosexual input factors of sexual education and socialization, sexual abuse history, and adverse childhood experiences affect youths’ sexual identity development, which then impacts youths’ level of sexual health. Hierarchical linear regression determined the level of impact of sexual socialization on sexual health within a sample of youth formerly in the foster care system (n = 219). Whether sexual identity development level mediated the relationship between sexuality-related discussions and sexual health was tested as well as how relationship quality moderates the effects of sexuality-related topic discussions on sexual identity development. Further analysis explored differences between the experiences of youth who identified as sexual minorities and their peers who identified as heterosexual. Results indicated that gender identity, sexual orientation, adverse childhood experiences, sexual abuse history, and sexuality-related discussions with foster parents and with peers all impact sexual health. All four dimensions of sexual identity development significantly contributed to sexual health outcomes. Mediation occurred with two of the four sexual identity development dimensions, whereas no moderation effects were indicated. Youth who identified as sexual minorities and youth who identified as heterosexual had significantly different scores on three of four sexual identity development dimensions and youth who identified as sexual minorities had worse sexual health outcomes. Results indicate the importance of the sexual identity development process on sexual health and that youths’ sexual orientation identity must be considered when designing interventions to improve sexual health outcomes.

The aim of the study is to examine which present conceptions of sexuality there are in treatment of substance abuse for men. The intention is to examine how staff members in these environments perceive clients’ sex and sexuality as well as studying if and in that case how they work with sexuality in treatment. A qualitative method formed the methodological approach and semistructured interviews were carried out for the collection of data. Four staff members from two different treatment institutions for substance abuse were interviewed. To analyse the material constructionist theory and queer theory were used in relation to heteronormativity, sexuality and sex/gender. The analysis shows that sexuality was perceived as being in relation to addiction and problems which affects how the work with sexuality was carried out in the institutions. Among the staff members there are insecurity in how to work with and approach sexuality. However, preventing relationships was described as the main objective when working with sexuality. The clients’ sexuality was constructed based on sex and substance abuse. Furthermore heterosexuality was described by the staff as a homogeneus and normative group while homosexuality was described and perceived as problematic. Finally, homosexuality was regarded as a sexual identity while heterosexuality was not, which as a consequence maintains heterosexuality as the norm and starting point in treatments of substance abuse.

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading but preventable cause of death and is preceded by domains of thoughts, plans, and attempts. We assessed the prevalence of suicidality domains and determined the association of suicidality domains with sexual identity, mental health disorder symptoms, and sociodemographic characteristics. METHODS: We used the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data to perform weighted multivariable logistic regression and margins analyses to examine between and within-group differences in suicidality by sexual identity among adults aged ≥ 18 years. RESULTS: About 4.89%, 1.37%, and 0.56% of the population experienced suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts, respectively. Those aged 18-25 years old had a higher odds of suicidality compared to those aged 26 years or older. Compared to those who reported having no alcohol use dependence, illicit drug use dependence, and major depressive episodes (MDEs), those who reported alcohol use dependence, illicit drug use dependence, and MDE had higher odds of suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts. Between all sexual identity groups, bisexuals who experienced MDEs had the highest probability of having suicidal thoughts while lesbians and gays who experienced MDE showed a higher probability of suicidal plans and attempts compared to heterosexuals. Within each sexual identity group, the probability of having suicidal thoughts, suicidal plans, and suicidal attempts was higher for those who had experienced MDEs compared to those who had not experienced MDEs. CONCLUSION: Substance use disorder and MDE symptoms were associated with increased suicidality, especially among young adults and sexual minority people. This disparity underscores the need for tailored interventions and policies to enhance the provision of prompt mental health screening, diagnosis, and linkage to care for mental health services, particularly among the most vulnerable in the population.