A sexualidade no ideário de alunos do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The view that permeates teenagers' ideas about sexuality is the result of different social interactions. Sometimes it is trivialized, or even full of curiosity for the absence or inadequacy of this theme in familiar, informal or even formal environments. From this context, this research aimed to identify aspects of the sexuality theme present in the ideas of students of the elementary school. It is a qualitative study, having been used for the production of closed and open questionnaires data and for their inference to content analysis. Fifty-seven elementary school students from a public school in Teresina participated in the study. The results of the study indicate the view of sexuality as a synonym for adolescence. This conclusion is based on the unfavorable social context of the interlocutors. The preparation of the science teacher to discuss sexual orientation projects becomes an essential measure.