Concepções de gênero, sexualidade e corpo apresentadas nos livros didáticos de ciências de Carlos Barros (1980-1990)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze how concepts of body, gender and sexuality issues in the book "The Human Body", belonging to the Collection "Health Programs", authored by Carlos Barros, published in the 1980s and 1990s, were presented . It seeks also to describe and analyze the issues that have circulated in the investigated period, with regard to the materiality of the book, as well as examines and compares what were the changes in the editions of 1980 to 1990. The time frame for the period is justified by flagging a context of government policies on the textbook in Brazil, due to the implementation of the National Textbook, in 1985, and also mark a period of change in the editions of the book under review, especially the death of the author Carlos Barros in 1994. The theoretical framework of this research is focused on History, History of Education, Gender, Sexuality and the Body. The methodology is characterized as documentary research, which featured some editions of the book "The Human Body", by Carlos Barros, more specifically, with the selection of 10 books. The results showed that the textbook "The Human Body - Health Programs" during the studied period suffered changes that were related to the influence of curricular changes occurring to meet the requirements related to social and scientific discoveries. With regard to the concepts of gender, sexuality and body found in science textbooks Carlos Barros, the 1980s and 1990s, could be seen that despite the books bring conceptions partly biologists, have significant contributions, especially in 1990s, with the inclusion of discussions about the body and sexuality with a more focused approach to the everyday young audience. It concludes that, editions of the book in the 1990s are made in a way different from the editions of 1980, particularly with regard to the issue of sexuality.