Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte (Jan 2014)
SEXUALIDADE NO BRASIL: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DOS GRUPOS DE PESQUISA CADASTRADOS NO CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO (CNPq)
Abstract
This descriptive study investigated the Brazilian Research Groups registered in the CNPq Directory which supposed to publish in the sexuality field in the form of journals, books and chapters of books in the last three years (2010-2012). It was found 343 groups, responsible for 3670 published articles, 597 books and 2017 books’ chapters. However, in only 2.91% of articles, 7.03% of books and 9.17% of books’ chapters referred to the theme sexuality, with 82.24% of scientific articles related to the topic were indexed in theLatindex and Lilacs. Finally, it is concluded that few research groups were found, as well as, scarce scientific literature in the area of Physical Education to the thematic of sexuality. This initiative represents an important tool for identifying the state of the art about sexuality in Brazil, besides to disseminate the knowledge about the needs and demands on this scientific field.
