Purpurina na terra do cangaço: refletindo a homossexualidade na escola

Abstract

This research paper discusses how the building will phallocentric system of male domination, designed to shape subjectivities and behaviors, and how symbolic violence in Bourdieu's view, essential in this process of construction of the habitus, the ideal manly heterossexual and homophobic. We discuss how sexuality will be instituted from the schemes of power to a binary model of sexuality desirable. Sexual orientation, today is a theme recommended in the classroom from the National Curricular Parameters (NCP), in a cross-cutting perspective. With the advances of gay political activism and human rights permeating the educational, research how this new reality is being considered in the daily curriculum of public schools in Maceió/AL. From this initial dialogue challenging, was constructed for this research, two data collection instruments: a questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The methodology used for research was the case study. Data analysis revealed some difficulties in breaking with traditional patterns regarding gender identities, but also noted, indicators of reframing the concepts teachers about new attitudes about sexuality in pedagogical work.