Diálogo sobre relações de gênero com crianças do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The aim of this study was to demonstrate that many gender prejudices in society has been played by children as a natural action. Confronted with the situation, this research has shown that overcoming of such prejudices is possible by the egalitarian discussion, about the respect of equality differences and acts which provide more equalitarian gender relationships. The data collected was related to the second semester of 2011, in a public high school of São Carlos/SP, during a meeting of discussion groups with 5th year of elementary grade children. Instructed by the criticize communicative methodology, were found as a result of this research that by the children speech, which were observed some manifestations of processors and exclusionary dimensions, where first one have shown elements whose bring the capacity to transforming the inequalities in relationships, allowing people to live according to their wills and dreams. The second one presents exclusory elements which reinforce ideologies that perpetuate the inequalities between the gender, actuating as real barriers to the achievement people and the upgrading of relationships. The discussion about gender involving the communicative dialogue groups have contributed positively to the argument and reflection of children over the theme.