‘Execrable bad habits’: medical campaign fighting against masturbation and homosexuality among students from boarding schools (1845-1927)

This article is about the discourse practice of Brazilian doctors over the risks of masturbation and homosexuality among students from boarding schools, aiming at understanding aspects about the reality of such students in Brazilian social life. Theses produced by doctors trained in the medical scho...

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Main Author: Joaquim Tavares Conceição
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de História da Educação 2015-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de História da Educação
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/rbhe/article/view/38926