Elaboración de materiales curriculares de educación afectivo sexual.

Resumen del proyecto de educación en valores, donde el tema principal es la educación afectivo-sexual dirigida a un alumado que presentan una formación baja en aspectos relacionados con el tema, esta información se transmite de forma sencilla y concreta a través de un programa funcional. Entre la temática está : un contenido de información general; la formación para la igualdad entre sexos; las relaciones afectivo-sexuales (en la familia, en la sociedad y de pareja); el conocimiento y prevención de enfermedades de transmisión sexual; y los métodos anticonceptivos.

Educación afectiva y sexual : una propuesta en educación en valores

Se trata de una propuesta de educación en valores. Se tratan temas como educación afectiva o educación sexual, y se analizan programas de este tipo desde la instauración de este tipo de educación en los primeros años de la transición democrática hasta fechas recientes y la importancia de mantener este tipo de educación en distintos programas educativos .

Docentes en formaci??n y diversidad sexual : reflexiones sobre cultura visual en series infantiles de televisi??n

Resumen tomado de la publicaci??n.

Assédio Sexual nas Organizações e aplicação prática da Legislação : análise de Casos Reais

O assédio sexual deveria transformar-se numa preocupação, permanente para os médicos, advogados, magistrados, psicólogos, sociólogos, gestores de recursos humanos, administradores e diretores de empresas, e a sociedade em geral, de forma a manter os valores morais e profissionais. A sociedade atual preocupa-se muito mais com a ostentação de valores materiais visíveis, sendo o assédio sexual considerado como algo oculto, que as vítimas tentam esconder. A maioria das mulheres não denuncia o assédio sexual por vários medos, que alternam entre as represálias ou retaliações, de serem rebaixadas, de perderem o emprego, - já que dependem desse para sobreviver - de serem transferidas, de se expor ao ridículo frente aos colegas, familiares e amigas, de perderem a carta de referência, etc. Habitualmente, têm muitas dificuldades em falar, não só porque revivem algo desagradável que as incomoda psicologicamente, mas também porque não acreditam que existam recursos para tratar de maneira eficaz e eficiente o problema que as afeta dramaticamente.

Diferenças de gênero no julgamento moral

Este estudo discute as diferenças entre homens e mulheres com relação ao julgamento moral. Estas diferenças são abordadas também quanto ao gênero dos indivíduos. Gênero é o conjunto de atribuições psicológicas dado ao sujeito a partir do seu sexo biológico. Os indivíduos de ambos os sexos podem ser categorizados de acordo com seu gênero como indiferenciados, tipificados sexualmente (masculino, feminino) e andróginos. Os estudos sobre a moralidade têm sido realizados enfatizando as diferenças entre os indivíduos de cada sexo biológico. Este aspecto mereceu atenção especial devido a fortes críticas ao sexismo da teoria e metodologia kohlbergiana, por ter sido postulada por um homem e considerar as questões morais sob um ponto de vista masculino, apresentando resultados colhidos com sujeitos do sexo masculino obtidos através de um instrumento com dilemas morais protagonizados principalmente por homens. Visando controlar estes problemas metodológicos, este estudo propõe a utilização de protagonistas de ambos os sexos nos dilemas morais e a obtenção de dados de sujeitos de ambos os sexos. Foram testados 300 estudantes universitários com idade entre 18 e 25 anos. Destes foram escolhidos 180 sujeitos categorizados como andrógenos (60), indiferenciados,(60) e tipificados sexualmente (60), metade de cada sexo. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: o "BSRI" (Bem Sexual Role Inventory), produzido por Bem (1974, 1977) e traduzido e adaptado para o Brasil em 1982 por Oliveira, e o "MJI" (Moral Judgement Interview) de Kohlberg, em duas formas: (a) com o sexo do protagonista masculino e (b) com o sexo do protagonista feminino. Uma ANOVA revelou que: (1) existem diferenças de gênero no julgamento moral; (2) andróginos apresentam maiores níveis de julgamento moral do que os indiferenciados; (3) o sexo do protagonista não afeta as respostas de sujeitos de gêneros e sexos diferentes; (4) não há diferenças de sexo no nível de julgamento moral. A discussão dos resultados é feita à luz da abordagem cognitiva do desenvolvimento moral e sexual e enfatiza a proposição da variável gênero nos estudos sobre a moralidade.

Prazer com razão: análise e crítica da ética sexual Kantiana

This work aims to present the foundations of Kantian ethics concerning to moral judgments about sexual practices. It shows that the sexual act, for the philosopher, inevitably degrades individuals who are taking part of it, given its objectifying nature, manifested in the usage of individuals as mere means to obtain pleasure. To solve this quandary of nature since humanity is an end in itself, by the virtue of being bearer of rationality and cannot, therefore, be treated as mere means Kant claims that marriage is morally the appropriate locus for the exercise of sexuality, given the reciprocity forged there, preventing degradation. In marriage, the bond established between the impulse of nature to the conservation of the species achieved through the sexual intercourse opened to procreation and the duty of man in regarding himself as an animal being preserving the species without degrading the person is accomplished in a fully moral way. This text clarifies that the justification for the assumption of this solution is fixed at two developments of the categorical imperative: the formulas of the law of nature and humanity. Despite the fact the first brings significant contributions to human relations through the concept of reciprocity, the second establishes a normative role for the teleological argument of sexuality, becoming an obstacle in kantian's practical philosophy. To overcome that obstacle, we outline a critics which relies on the studies of Michel Foucault about sex and the power techniques related to them, producer of a scientia sexualis in the Western, demonstrating that the moral of the philosopher from Königsberg is also present in this project somehow. Finally, in a foucaultian's reading of kantian Aufklärung, we recognize that, to propose new ethical possibilities of the experience of sexuality, it is necessary to think and create new relational spaces in which the subject takes autonomously the government of self.

Abuso sexual, transtornos mentais e doencas fisicas

Objective: to review and describe the different organic and psychic consequences of sexual abuse. Methodology: 71 papers were sorted in a ten-year literature search (1987-1997) in MedLine and Lilacs (South American Literature Index), besides 14 books in the subject. Results: sexual abuse is much less frequent (or less reported) in Brazil: 7% of the population, while in the USA the prevalence is 12.9% to 28% of women and 2% to 9% of men. Results showed women being more frequently sexually abused but less differences in physical abuse were found between genders. There was a significant association between sexual abuse and the following: eating disorders, depression, irritable bowel, chronic pain (mainly pelvic), neurological, rheumatic and venereal disorders. This association was not observed in chronic constipation, Chron disease and dissociative disorders. Conclusions: although it is important to think of sexual/physical abuse as a predisposing factor to several illnesses, caution is necessary specially in cultures with different moral and ethical values. Research in this subject in Brazil should be conducted with patients in treatment, using control groups, in order to take advantage of the existing rapport. It would be also quite important to separate acute and chronic abuse effects, as well as getting to know the meaning of the experienced abuse to each person.

Sexual Harassment:A Long-Dormant Demon

Because of its service nature, the hospitality industry is especially prone to cases of sexual harassment in the workplace, particularly from female employees. The author discusses Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the legal and moral implications of its guidelines for the industry.

Criminalising the payment for sex in northern ireland; sketching the contours of a moral panic

This paper examines recent legislative developments in Northern Ireland around Lord Morrow’s Human Trafficking & Exploitation (Further Provisions and Support for Victims) Bill that was passed unanimously in the Northern Ireland Assembly and which uniquely in the United Kingdom now makes it a criminal offence to pay for sexual services. I suggest that issues around sex trafficking, sexual slavery and prostitution in Northern Ireland bear all the hallmarks of Stan Cohen’s famous articulation of a moral panic (Cohen 1972) but also argue that his original for- mulation needs to be recast slightly to take account of the horizontal structuring of moral panics in contemporary society.

Sexual selection in a tropical fruit fly : role of a plant derived chemical in mate choice

The specific mechanisms by which selective pressures affect individuals are often difficult to resolve. In tephritid fruit flies, males respond strongly and positively to certain plant derived chemicals. Sexual selection by female choice has been hypothesized as the mechanism driving this behaviour in certain species, as females preferentially mate with males that have fed on these chemicals. This hypothesis is, to date, based on studies of only very few species and its generality is largely untested. We tested the hypothesis on different spatial scales (small cage and seminatural field-cage) using the monophagous fruit fly, Bactrocera cacuminata. This species is known to respond to methyl eugenol (ME), a chemical found in many plant species and one upon which previous studies have focused. Contrary to expectation, no obvious female choice was apparent in selecting ME-fed males over unfed males as measured by the number of matings achieved over time, copulation duration, or time of copulation initiation. However, the number of matings achieved by ME-fed males was significantly greater than unfed males 16 and 32 days after exposure to ME in small cages (but not in a field-cage). This delayed advantage suggests that ME may not influence the pheromone system of B. cacuminata but may have other consequences, acting on some other fitness consequence (e.g., enhancement of physiology or survival) of male exposure to these chemicals. We discuss the ecological and evolutionary implications of our findings to explore alternate hypotheses to explain the patterns of response of dacine fruit flies to specific plant-derived chemicals.