Changing femininity, changing concepts of citizenship in public and private spheres

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2000

Autores

Madeleine Arnot (Autor) Outra; Helena C. Araújo (Autor) FPCEUP; K. Deliyanni (Autor) Outra; G. Ivinson (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: European Journal of Women's Studies

Vol. 7 Nº 2

Páginas: 149-168

ISSN: 1350-5068

Editora: SAGE

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citações

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais > Sociologia

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-001-04X

DOI: 10.1177/135050680000700202

Abstract (EN): This article reports on an EU-funded project conducted in Greece, Portugal, England and Wales. Data were collected from male and female student teachers using surveys, interviews and focus groups. The project investigated their understanding of citizenship and the role of men and women in public and private life. Pateman's (1988) concept of a sexual contract was used to discover how student teachers understood changing relations between men and women. Young professionals in each country had relatively similar representations of the public sphere, which was seen as a distant sphere in which masculine power was unchallenged. The tension between power and femininity was articulated differently by men and women. Cross-national comparisons revealed how women in different European countries struggle (albeit in different ways) over gender relations in family Life and in everyday social contexts. Although gender relations are changing, the primary context for female citizenship is still predominantly the family. The sexual contract remains therefore a key theme to be considered in relation to the education of citizens.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica