The text is about practices in the field of sexuality of single adults of urban middle class, living alone in Salvador, based on data constructed in the thesis study on the subject of singleness at PPGNEIM / UFBA. Based on a feminist...
moreThe text is about practices in the field of sexuality of single adults of urban middle class, living alone in Salvador, based on data constructed in the thesis study on the subject of singleness at PPGNEIM / UFBA. Based on a feminist epistemology and having gender as the main category adopted for data analysis, the study used mixed methods, with 3 focus groups where 7 people participated, structured questionnaire applied to 76 people, biographical interviews with 6 people and field observations in leisure spaces in Salvador. The participants of the research were people of both sexes, straight, homosexual and bisexual, with ages varying between 30 and 60 years (mean 38.9). The study collaborated to give visibility to practices in the field of single people´s sexuality, discussing the possibilities and limitations found by single men and women in Salvador, and reflecting on the gender issues implied in these practices.