A CONSTRUÇÃO DO AMOR, DA SEXUALIDADE E DAS RELAÇÕES AMOROSAS NA CONTEMPORANEIDADE

This article aims to discuss love, love relationships and sexuality in the current days, trying to comprehend them in light of the psychic factors that constitute the human beings and the socio-cultural factors of their context. It is taken as assumption that to talk about this subject, it is necessary to understand the various changes that have occurred in society since the modern times. The method used was based on literature review and exploration of current publications of the subject. It is evident that cultural values stand out as having enormous influence on ideas about love and sexuality. Nevertheless, it is observed that the structure of healthy loving relationships require solid  bases, structured throughout human development, what should be seen as the most effective way of enabling people to be able to cope with the demands that the culture imposes.