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This article analyzes the story Pele de asno, by Charles Perrault, seeking to understand childhood and sexuality configured in the historical context of the compilation of this production. The study showed that, in that context, even though there was an increasing questioning and disapproval of sexual activities between children and adults or practices such as incest, these were not uncommon and continued to be portrayed in the children's stories. It should be noted that the perception built up until then about childhood was not at the heart of the concern with care based on moral and educational precepts such as those currently valued. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article had as its starting point a chapter of the Master Dissertation entitled "The reproduction of gender inequalities in marvelous fairy tales as circumscribed marks in Pré-school Education" defended in February 2017 on the problematization of the social roles attributed to the gender of the birth of the subjects and the various constructions attributed as inherent, being present in several areas, among them the school. The theoretical field that underlies the research undertaken in the master's degree and that is present in this article is the Critical Theory having as main theoretical Pierre Bourdieu and its categories of analysis. This article presents as a theoretical reflexive strategy on how much gender inequalities are still present and that the idea of overcoming often reinforces the idea that opportunities are for everyone and that many are not present because they do not want or strive hard enough. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sexuality is constructed through patterns of behavior and customs of mankind throughout the history, and various factors and results in you release or suppression. Fairy tales originated from orality and recounted over the centuries put the women constantly inferior to the men, naturalizing female vulnerability. In this view, this article of bibliographic nature sought to meet, describe and discuss what the scientific studies say about the use of short stories in high school, trying to analyze its use as a pedagogical strategy to mitigate the stereotypes of female inferiority and other prejudices. So, confirmed the assertiveness of this approach, since it can transmit values, strengthen or criticize paradigms and gender issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]