Abstract

FROIS, Érica Silva. The construction of the expression of gender in childhood: from gesture to word. Pesqui. prát. psicossociais [online]. 2020, vol.15, n.2, pp. 1-15. ISSN 1809-8908.

This article deals with the construction of the expression of gender by children in the light of the contributions of social constructionism. The construction of gender expression, experienced by boys and girls, is developed through dynamics of social relations. In a continuous and uninterrupted way, the gestural and verbal languages give the construction of the expression of gender by children: from gesture to the word. This understanding was built based on bibliographical and field research carried out with children from 4 to 5 years old, in the school environment. In this research, the data was constructed based on an ethnographic look and systematized through nuclei of meaning. In this process, it was possible to interpret the educators' ways of understanding the identification of gender by children, as well as to problematize and comprehend such forms of understanding.

Keywords : Gender expression; Gesture; Childhood; Social constructionist learning; Gender studies.

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