Troubling the ontological bubble: middle school students challenging gender stereotypes.

In this paper, we discuss how a selection of eighth-grade students (13–14-year-olds) responded when they were asked to publicly challenge the gender binary for a critical media literacy school assignment in the USA. We describe the ways in which students negotiated the dual projects of complying wit...

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Publicado en:Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 413 - 427
Autores principales: Markowitz, Linda, Puchner, Laurel
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2016
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