What do Brazilians think about sexuality?

Perspectives and reflections of Brazilian adults on their own experiences and expressions of sexuality

Abstract

Sexuality is influenced by the interaction of social, economic, cultural, political, legal, historical, biological, religious and spiritual factors. This article aims to analyze the discourses of Brazilian adults about their own sexuality and its forms of expression. Data collection was carried out using an online form and had the contribution of 193 respondents, with a mean age of 34.01 years (SD: ± 12.02), whose responses were analyzed using the IRaMuTeQ software. The generated dendrogram pointed to the division of the textual corpus into six stable classes of words, which correlated with each other. The Factorial Analysis of Correspondences showed the intertextual correspondence between the six categories in the four quadrants and along the two axes of the plan. The word cloud contributed to the understanding of the terms that were most referenced in the gathered speeches. From the results, the importance of elements such as the body and pleasure was highlighted, in addition to the differences in responses based on experiences between generations. The discourses of Brazilian adults about sexuality are plural and diverse, but they also share several aspects in common, pointing to a collective imaginary that this population shares on the subject.