A game of appearances: the "ambigusexuality" in Brazilian culture of sexuality.
In this article I would like to present some aspects of the Brazilian culture of sexuality and I will do so in a comprehensive (Maffesoli, 1985) and constructivist way (Weeks, 1986). Therefore I will treat this subject of sexual orientation as something that has to be analysed in a historical and cultural context that particularly insists upon the specific context in which sexual orientation and gender role are found. The models of sexual behavior reflect the system of values and the social structure of society they are dealing with. Moreover, the perspectives of sexuality within a larger social universe, have to be seen as one of the numerous possible forms of behaviour. Consequently, in my opinion, it is very important for methodology, to use an approach that ceases to emphasize only the sexual aspect of homosocial relationships; they should be considered far more as one of the various ways of interpersonal relationships, in which sexualization is just one of all the possible facets (Aerts et al., 1983; Duyvendak and Mejer, 1988).
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D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014190:Transvestism / Q000523:psychology