Roles y estereotipos de género como barrera para las masculinidades positivas en adolescentes de la Unidad Educativa “Luis Roberto Bravo” en el año 2022-2023

Abstract

The present investigation on the roles and gender stereotypes as a barrier to the exercise of positive masculinities in adolescents of the Educational Unit "Luis Roberto Bravo" during the period 2022-2023, is carried out, due to the need to identify the role that they have played. played the roles, behaviors, attitudes and actions that have been raised as stereotypes by society, to men. The general objective of this research was to identify the limitations of positive masculinities that have been created based on gender stereotypes in male adolescents from the "Luis Roberto Bravo" Educational Unit in the year 2022-2023. In order to achieve the main objective, specific objectives were set: to expose the position of adolescent men against the hegemonic masculinity built on the basis of gender stereotypes, to determine the existence of gender roles linked to biological sex in adolescent men and to analyze the level of acceptance of a non-traditional masculinity benefited by traditional stereotypes. In this work, a methodology with a quantitative approach with exploratory and descriptive depth was incorporated, the instrument that was used was a questionnaire with Likert scales. The results obtained made visible the existence of gender stereotypes in adolescents of the educational unit "Luis Roberto Bravo" and how these affect their behaviors, perceptions and attitudes.