Sexuality across the Lifecycle
Analysis of Latin American and World Sexology Congresses, the Last Generation.
Matsui, Osmar*,1, 2, Flores, Laura1, 2, Madrigal, Jose1, Martinez, Ithzia1, Lopez, Ivan1, Aguilar, Alejandro1, Molina, Vicente1, Cortes, Araceli1, 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico2 Maestria en Educación de la Sexualidad Humana. CEASS, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
ABSTRACT- The study of human sexuality has been changing rapidly by science and technology advances, and social and political scenarios. OBJECTIVE Analysis about what and how sexology fields have been addressed at last two congresses of the World Association of Sexology (WAS) and the last four Latin American Federation on Sexology and Sexual Education (FLASSES) is the aim of this paper. METHODS A documental, quantitative and descriptive research was conducted using those papers published on Congress programs and book of abstracts as units of analysis. Variables included: sexological topic, category of presentation, type of contribution such as research, education, therapy, policy, essays, or other. For research, papers type of research and research methods used. Gender of presenter (or first author) and country of origin were taken into account. RESULTS A total of 3,697 abstracts were analyzed (2,020 from WAS congresses and 1677 from FLASSES congresses). Most presenters were female with the exception of the congresses held in Venezuela and Paris. Countries with more representation at FLASSES were Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela, meanwhile for WAS congresses Cuba, USA, France, Brazil and Mexico. Type of contribution varied between both type of congresses and by gender. Most research papers used quantitative methods. CONCLUSIONS Main sexological topics addressed in both type of congresses were education and dysfunctions. Meanwhile less addressed topics were Philias/Paraphilias, Sexual diversity, Human and sexual rights, Sexual workers, Homo/bisexuality, Sexological concepts and theory. There is a significative difference of the frequency of other variables. Some recommendations are given for next Sexology Congresses organizers.
Key words: sexual science, sexology, congresses, topics, research