Am I a girl or a boy? Gender Roles in Preschool. Chilean Case Study

Authors

  • Katherine Cristina Correa Ulloa Universidad Austral de Chile

Abstract

The description of gender roles in Chilean pre-schooling could allow the visibility of identity in the school and family community. This case study, unusual in the social sciences, accounts for an initial process of constructing gender identity and a stereotyped view of adults. Girls and boys, they appropriate behaviours of the world, but also transform them into characteristics that enhance their personalities. Despite the personal and educational importance of recognizing our gender identity, the normalization of roles, only allows the stereotyping of immovable behaviours, forgetting that the feminine and masculine are not a dualism.

Keywords:

Gender roles, Preschool, Gender stereotypes, Chile