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Publication Date: 2014
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Gendered Family Lives through the Eyes of Young People: Diversity, Permanence and Change of Gender Representations in Portugal
das Dores Guerreiro, Maria; Caetano, Ana; Rodrigues, Eduardo
Gender and Education, v26 n1 p35-51 2014
This article examines gender representations of family and parental roles among young people aged 11 to 14 years. It is based on the qualitative analysis of 792 essays written by Portuguese girls and boys attending compulsory education. The adolescents' texts express normative images and cultural representations about gender that are plural and indicative of several displacements and incongruences. When considering the most important representational patterns, both girls and boys emphasise what they conceive as a set of gaps between the culturally transmitted norms of gender equality and the concrete realities they observe in various daily circumstances, notably in the family, which is still marked by inequity and gendered dichotomised patterns.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Family Role, Parent Role, Sex Fairness, Cultural Traits, Essays, Student Attitudes, Adolescent Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Social Change, Housework, Sex Role, Mothers, Fathers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Portugal
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