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Školní třída pod genderovou lupou
The Classroom through the Lens of Gender
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Abstract The article presents selected results from an ethnographic study on the (re)production of gender in the classroom. In this analysis, gender is conceived as a principle manifested in interactions, a principle that structures the lives of individuals and the collective, and not as a complex of essenti... view more
The article presents selected results from an ethnographic study on the (re)production of gender in the classroom. In this analysis, gender is conceived as a principle manifested in interactions, a principle that structures the lives of individuals and the collective, and not as a complex of essential characteristics of an individual. Gender is analysed in relation to other categories like age and ethnicity. These represent additional re/constructed categories that influence social inequality. These categories tend to be viewed as natural sources of social difference and the legitimisation of inequalities. An analysis of the ways in which these categories are activated in the social fi eld makes it possible to go beyond the boundaries of research on the reifi cation of these categories. In this article, the author shows how these categories intertwine and connect and how the interplay between them is manifested in the behaviour and strategies of various actors, i.e. students, in the classroom.... view less
Keywords
gender
Classification
Sociology of Education
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
ethnicity; age; inequality; ethnography; school; Czech Republic
Document language
Czech
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
727–752 p.
Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 45 (2009) 4
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications