Childhood, adolescence and sexual rights in Brazil: conservatism in blue and pink

Authors

  • Ana Paula Cruz Penante Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
  • Adrianyce A. Silva de Sousa Universidade Federal Fluminense/Niterói

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i1.38999

Abstract

This article analyses the political disputes between the social forces of society and public power, from the perspective of sexual rights, by opening a debate on the sexual rights of children and adolescents in the Brazilian context. Through exploratory research, we carried out a documentary analysis of the sexual rights of children and adolescents. We identified that, within the framework of capitalist society, the Brazilian debate on the sexual rights of children and adolescents is tensioned from two central perspectives: the first, imbued by the logic of guardianship, seeks to restrict the exercise of sexuality to adults; and the second, based on the paradigm of human rights, seeks to ensure the right to the full development of children and adolescents, understanding sexuality as part of the process of socialisation and the make-up of the human race.

Keywords: Children and adolescence. Sexual rights. Human rights. Emancipation.

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Author Biographies

Ana Paula Cruz Penante, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Assistente Social. Mestra em Políticas Públicas e Formação Humana. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Assessora do Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime. (UNODC, Brasília (DF), Brasil).

Adrianyce A. Silva de Sousa, Universidade Federal Fluminense/Niterói

Assistente Social. Doutora em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e Pós-doutora em Serviço Social pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Professora Associada da Escola de Serviço Social e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Serviço Social da Universidade Federal Fluminense/Niterói. E-mail: adrianyce@gmail.com; nutss.uff@gmail.com

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Published

24-04-2023

How to Cite

Penante, A. P. C., & Sousa, A. A. S. de. (2023). Childhood, adolescence and sexual rights in Brazil: conservatism in blue and pink. Argumentum, 15(1), 160–173. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i1.38999

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2023): Sexualidade, direitos sexuais e reprodutivos em tempos de avanço conservador

Section

Thematic Articles

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