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Cultural capital and personal adventure in the construction of gender identity

Authors :
Carlos ROSALES LÓPEZ
Source :
Enseñanza & Teaching, Vol 35, Iss 2, Pp 127-139 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2017.

Abstract

This paper highlights how the construction of gender identity is a personal task that develops throughout life and in various scenarios in whit it takes place. The influence of traditional cultural heritage in these scenarios (family, school, community…) is intense and manifest environmental way and through direct intentional interventions. The influence is polarized between the ends of the male female with a cleary differentiating and discriminatory toward the feminine genre. They forget or underestimate the feeling and difficulties of each person and their life trajectories.For the realization of this work we reflect on recent research in the field of equality in relation to the traditional line of research on the influence of cultural capital on the formation of personality. The paper concludes by considering that innovation in the construction of gender role involves breaking with such limiting pressure and bet on the progress toward freedom and equality between human beings.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, French
ISSN :
23863919 and 23863927
Volume :
35
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Enseñanza & Teaching
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.430c9590f37d4c0c905417ea237877d3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14201/et2017352127139