This article presents an empirical study founded on post-structural notions, aiming at identifying the meanings attributed by some youngsters on the issue of paternity, mainly related to reproductive health and sexuality. Data was generated from autobiographical documentaries about the issue of paternity prepared by the youngsters. It was evidenced that the transformational aspects of the discourses on paternity are very subtle, dispersed in an increasing number of discourses and relying both on the traditional and non-traditional paradigms.
paternity; sexuality; gender; identities; autobiographical documentaries