What do children think about family and gender relations?

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Pereira Gomes Gibim, Fernanda Müller
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2018-05-01
• Series: Zero-a-seis
• Subjects: Gênero; Famílias; Educação infantil
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/zeroseis/article/view/55499

The paper explores children’s representations about family and gender relations. This is a new treatment of data elaborated by Gibim (2017) with children who attend Early Childhood Education. From children's drawings and narratives, it was possible to capture gender stereotypes from a society built on patriarchal bases, which reflected in intrafamilial practices that involve children. It deals with transformations in the domestic unit, mainly due to the emergence of different family dynamics and a female repositioning resulting from the exhaustion of the traditional conjugal model. In this context, Early Childhood Education arises in the sharing of education and care with families, promoting the redefinition of parental roles in the construction of social contexts free of prejudice.