De fapt, eu sunt mama lor
In Fact, I Am Their Mother
Author(s): Author Not SpecifiedSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Societatea de Analize Feministe AnA
Keywords: traditional teaching materials for children in Romania; rigid gender roles through education in Romania;
Summary/Abstract: The article contains a short analysis of some unfortunately traditional teaching materials. Children learn rigid gender roles directly through education, by imitation and identification. Games such as "What is Adina doing?", "What is mother doing?" make distinctions clear mothers/women have a reproductive role (includes home activities usually done by women: raising and educating children, as well as washing, preparing food,cleaning, shopping for the family), while men have kept a productive role (activities made by men and women for which the former are paid). How could we get the children ready for the responsibilities of being a mother or a father if we permanently come across teaching materials full of contradictory messages?! For my analysis I found inspiration in observing children during the last two years ...
Journal: AnALize: Revista de studii feministe
- Issue Year: 1999
- Issue No: 06
- Page Range: 29-31
- Page Count: 3
- Language: Romanian