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The discourse of sexual excess as a hallmark of Brazilianness: revisiting Brazilian social thinking in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Abstract
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The objective of this article is to analyze the discourse of sexual excess produced by Brazilian social thinking in the 1920s and 1930s and its dialog with the medical discourse at the time. Inspired by Foucault, it is within the field of the history of knowledge and is supported by sociology and medical documents from the period in question.Within the framework of the twentieth century re-codification of the imagery of Brazilianness, the topic of sexual excess was revisited by local thinkers in the field of sociology and seen either as disturbing the national civilizing project, or as a trait that should be seen in a positive light because it permitted the cultural hybridization of its sources of identity.

Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos
Volume
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21
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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1093-112
Date Published
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1969
ISSN Number
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0104-5970
URL
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https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702014000401093&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
DOI
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10.1590/S0104-59702014000400002
Short Title
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Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos
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