Gossip and social gender and sexuality representations amongst teenager students

This paper results from research conducted among teenager students of the senior high school of the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACH), an agronomical college where the number of male students is three times higher than that of female students. Both boys and girls spend most of the day together si...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Chávez Arellano, María Eugenia, Vázquez García, Verónica, De la Rosa Regalado, Aurelia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Perfiles Educativos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/61475
Acceso en línea:https://perfileseducativos.unam.mx/iisue_pe/index.php/perfiles/article/view/61475
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gossip
Social representations
Teenagers
Sexuality
Violence
Chisme
Representaciones sociales
Adolescentes
Sexualidad
Violencia
Descripción
Sumario:This paper results from research conducted among teenager students of the senior high school of the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACH), an agronomical college where the number of male students is three times higher than that of female students. Both boys and girls spend most of the day together since they are full time students and live on campus. The objective of this paper is to examine the role of gossip among the student population, as well as the social representations they have about gender and sexuality. We analyze the impact of gossip and the relations of power and violence involved in which result from this every day practice.