My aim with this research has been to see how surrogate mothers' situation in Georgia looks like, and how different aspects affect the understanding of the process itself and create different prerequisites for surrogate mothers. I interviewed staffs who meet surrogate mothers in their work. I conducted five interviews. The theories I have chosen to use in the study is Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Goffman's labeling theory. I concluded that surrogacy is a controversial subject that is interesting to analyze, based on these theories. After I had interviewed people, it turned out that there are some hierarchical differences between surrogate mothers and biological mothers. The study shows those surrogate mothers' motives and perception is different in society, leading to stigma and categorized ring of the phenomenon. In the future it will be interesting to formulate, visualize, debate and discuss how surrogacy affects society and the professionals' assessments of the phenomenon. I hope that the study raises future interest in others and brings new perspectives which professionals can benefit from. / Mitt mål med denna uppsats har varit att se hur surrogatmödrars situation i Georgien ser ut, och hur olika aspekter påverkar förståelsen för själva processen och skapar olika förutsättningar för surrogatamödrar.  Jag gjorde detta genom att intervjua personal som träffar surrogatamödrar i sin verksamhet. Jag genomförde fem intervjuer. De teorier jag valt att använda i studien är Maslows behovstrappa och Goffmans stämplingsteori. Jag kom fram till att surrogatmödraskap är ett omdiskuterat ämne som är intressant att analysera utifrån dessa teorier. Efter att jag intervjuat personerna visade det sig att det förekommer en del hierarkiska skillnader mellan surrogatmödrar och biologiska mammor. Studien visar att surrogatmödrarnas motiv och uppfattning ser olika ut i samhället, vilket leder till stigmatisering och kategorisering av själva fenomenet. I framtiden kommer det bli intressant att formulera, synliggöra, problematisera och diskutera hur surrogatmödraskap påverkar samhället och professionellas bedömningar på fenomenet. Jag hoppas att studien väcker framtida intresse för andra och bidrar med nya perspektiv som professionella kan ha nytta av.

[pt] O objetivo desta dissertação foi instrumentalizar pesquisas em assertividade sexual no Brasil. Para isso foram realizados dois estudos, o primeiro foi uma revisão sistemática buscando por ensaios clínicos randomizados que tivessem uma intervenção com desfecho em assertividade sexual, e quais suas principais características e fatores que mais impactariam neste resultado. Retornaram 10 estudos revisados, com nove intervenções diferentes e envolvendo 1285 participantes no total. Uma meta-análise apontou que comparado ao grupo controle, todas as intervenções experimentais foram efetivas, fossem estudos exclusivamente com adolescentes estadunidenses ou com adultos iranianos, esse último grupo apresentando alta heterogeneidade em seus resultados. O segundo estudo se propôs a investigar as propriedades psicométricas da Escala de Assertividade Sexual para mulheres brasileiras. Foi conduzida uma pesquisa transversal que contou com 1031 mulheres, com mulheres que tiveram relações sexuais recentes e outras que não. Verificamos que o instrumento é psicometricamente aceitável e possui bons índices de ajuste, e não apresentou diferença de resposta nesses dois grupos de mulheres. Evidencia-se assim que a assertividade sexual é uma habilidade social com diversos benefícios a autonomia sexual, portanto integrar e expandir seu desenvolvimento no Brasil pode impactar positivamente na saúde sexual da população, além de termos uma medida que pode ser replicada em estudos e na prática clínica, verificando essas mudanças na assertividade sexual. / [en] The objective of this dissertation was to provide tools for research on sexual assertiveness in Brazil. To this end, two studies were conducted. The first was a systematic review searching for randomized clinical trials with an intervention with an outcome in sexual assertiveness, and their main characteristics and factors that would most impact this result. Ten reviewed studies were returned, with nine different interventions and involving 1,285 participants in total. A meta-analysis showed that compared to the control group, all experimental interventions were effective, whether studies exclusively with American adolescents or with Iranian adults, the latter group presenting high heterogeneity in their results. The second study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Sexual Assertiveness Scale for Brazilian women. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,031 women, including women who had recent sexual intercourse and others who had not. We found that the instrument is psychometrically acceptable has good adjustment indices, and did not present a difference in response in these two groups of women. It is thus evident that sexual assertiveness is a social skill with several benefits to sexual autonomy, therefore integrating and expanding its development in Brazil can have a positive impact on the sexual health of the population, in addition to having a measure that can be replicated in studies and clinical practice, verifying these changes in sexual assertiveness.

Die lateinamerikanischen Sexualwissenschaften und deren Theorien, Handlungsfelder, politischen Bezüge und Forschungsergebnisse sind in Deutschland wenig bekannt und werden in sexualwissenschaftlichen Kontexten kaum rezipiert. Sie liefern jedoch profunde Erkenntnisse zur Frage, wie sich die Politisierung des Sexuellen und die Sexualisierung des Politischen theoretisch erfassen lassen. Dieser Band bietet aus intersektionaler und postkolonialer Perspektive einen ersten Zugang zu den breit gefächerten Theoriedebatten und geht, diskurtheoretisch orientiert, der Frage nach, wie sich die kolonialen Logiken der Differenz in Debatten um Multi- und Plurikulturalität eingelagert haben, wie Differenz hergestellt, reproduziert und regiert wird und wie dies das Verständnis von Sexualitäten und die Zugänge zu sexuellen und reproduktiven Rechten reguliert.

Die lateinamerikanischen Sexualwissenschaften und deren Theorien, Handlungsfelder, politischen Bezüge und Forschungsergebnisse sind in Deutschland wenig bekannt und werden in sexualwissenschaftlichen Kontexten kaum rezipiert. Sie liefern jedoch profunde Erkenntnisse zur Frage, wie sich die Politisierung des Sexuellen und die Sexualisierung des Politischen theoretisch erfassen lassen. Dieser Band bietet aus intersektionaler und postkolonialer Perspektive einen ersten Zugang zu den breit gefächerten Theoriedebatten und geht, diskurtheoretisch orientiert, der Frage nach, wie sich die kolonialen Logiken der Differenz in Debatten um Multi- und Plurikulturalität eingelagert haben, wie Differenz hergestellt, reproduziert und regiert wird und wie dies das Verständnis von Sexualitäten und die Zugänge zu sexuellen und reproduktiven Rechten reguliert.