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...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repository: | Perfiles Educativos |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/61475 |
| Online Access: | https://perfileseducativos.unam.mx/iisue_pe/index.php/perfiles/article/view/61475 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Gossip Social representations Teenagers Sexuality Violence Chisme Representaciones sociales Adolescentes Sexualidad Violencia |
| Summary: | 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. |
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