O tema sexualidade humana nos livros didáticos de Biologia mais distribuídos pelo Programa Nacional do Livro Didático 2015

Abstract

The restriction of the approach to the issue of sexuality in schools and in the textbook may be problematic, since by not debating on contents related to human sexuality, important doubts about health in relation to the sexual sphere may not be clarified. By not debating about the social issues of human sexuality, prejudices and discriminations against homosexuals can be generated. The objective of this study was to investigate how the two collections of biology textbooks most distributed in Brazil in 2015, by the PNLD, address the theme, in addition to checking the collections of the same authors in 2018. Content analysis was used to analyze the four collections. It was verified that the language present in the textbooks still presents a heteronormative pattern, not addressing the diversity of human sexuality, focusing mainly on sexuality as a synonym and form of reproduction. Thus, the discussion of sexuality issues within the classroom should cover more topics within the content, in order to deepen the discussion and then be able to meet the criteria for building a democratic society. It is hoped that this study will contribute to the demystification of the taboos that involve human sexuality; as well as help in the elaboration of textbooks with a more social view of the sexuality theme, with the intention of deconstructing gender prejudices and sexual orientation.