La escuela y la construcción de roles de género en los niños/as

Abstract

According to the contribution of multiple authors of gender studies within the academic field, it is widely documented that schools, being spaces for socialization, are place where, in addition to building knowledge, information is acquired and gender practices are carried out. For this reason, the objective of this study is to determine, by Secondary Data Analysis, the relationship between elementary schools and the construction of gender roles in boys and girls who attend there. To achieve our purpose, we collected information on gender, gender identity, stereotypes and gender roles, as well as information about the schools and how gender roles are built in those environments. Therefore, these are the categories described in this study. From the analysis it can be affirmed that gender is a social construction, since society is the one who determines every characteristic of each gender. In addition, although home is the first space for socialization, school is the place where everything about gender is learned, reinforced and shaped. Thus, in school, through the practices of teachers, traditional gender roles for boys and girls continue to be recreated. Finally, this literature review provides updated and relevant information to students and teachers about the social construction of gender roles in schools.