Concepções de gênero nas narrativas de adolescentes

Abstract

Adolescence implicates redefinition of identity, including gender dimension. The goal of this research was to identify teenagers' conceptions about what it means to be a man and a woman through their own narratives. Forty-one teenagers, between 14 and 15 years old, who were students from a public school and from a private school both located in the city of Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil, participated in the study. Through the MSN chat software, 6 synchronous online focus groups were formed: 2 groups of male adolescents, 2 of female adolescents, and 2 of mixed genders. The narratives produced by the interaction in the groups were analyzed by Content Analysis that revealed a predominance of traditional gender roles.