Citation

Ribeiro JS. Cad. Saude Publica 2003; 19(Suppl 2): S345-53.

Vernacular Title

"Brincar de osadia": sexualidade e socializacao infanto-juvenil no universo de

Affiliation

Departamento de Ciências Humanas e Filosofia, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, 44031-460, Brasil. jucelia@ufba.br

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15029354

Abstract

This article focuses on the socialization of children and youth with respect to gender and sexuality, from a socio-anthropological perspective. The work is based on ethnographic research in a group of 5-14-year-old boys and girls in a community in Baia de Todos os Santos, Bahia, Brazil. Despite the strong influence of family and school in primary socialization, the children reproduced and re-elaborated norms and practices on appropriate gender and sexual conduct, especially among their peers, and primarily in the context of play. The research analyzes the children s representations and practices in this socializing process, showing how gender and sexuality are socially constructed according to the contexts in which the different social interactions take place.

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