El desarrollo esperado: una aproximación a la sexualidad en la niñez desde las experiencias formativas en la escuela

Abstract

In this article we seek to investigate the varied ways in which the sexo-generic differences are conceived in schools. In particular, we pay special attention to those interpretations that assume the existence of a process of identification and developement of gender and sexuality during childhood.

Through the analysis of various empiric materials, our aim is to reveal the way in which the binary logic seems to inform every day practices at school. In this sense we maintain that the binary logic anticipates a crystalized definition of childrens’ sexuality, working as a sort of diagnosis.

In order to reach our goal, we first describe what is conceived at school as the “normal developement” of childrens’ sexuality, and we will reflect on its importance. Secondly, we summarize briefly the different theoretical perspectives on gender and sexuality within the antrhopology of education. Finally, we will describe the processes of creation of otherness that take place in the analyzed experiences.