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"Cool är ju faktiskt att vara snäll": Hur könsstereotypa normer kommer till uttryck och förhandlas bland barn.
Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science.
Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This study aims to investigate how gender-stereotypical norms are expressed and negotiated in children's interactions during free play. The research was conducted at a preschool with five-year-olds, where thirteen children participated. To explore how these norms are expressed and negotiated in children's social interactions, we have used Judith Butler's theory of gender performativitiy and Erving Goffman's concersation analysis as theoretical frameworks. Through participatory observation and video recordings, we were able to closely analyze and gain deeper understanding of children's negotiations and social processes. The results indivate that various gender-stereotypical patterns emerge in children's interactions during free play, with children often positioning themselves according to expected gender groups. Furthermore, the preschool's gender equality work, as reflected in our findings, has influenced how children express and enact gender patterns, with this work sometimes becoming interfrated into the children's play and social dynamics.

Abstract [sv]

Studien syftar till att undersöka hur könsstereotypa normer kommer till uttryck och förhandlas i barns interaktioner under den fria leken. Undersökningen genomfördes på en förskola med femåringar, där tretton barn deltog. För att belysa hur dessa normer uttrycks och förhandlas i barnens sociala interaktioner har vi använt oss av Judith Butlers teori om kön som performativt samt Erving Goffmans samtalsanalys som teoretiska ramverk. Genom deltagande observation och videoinspelning har vi haft möjligheten att närmare analysera och förstå barnens förhandlingar och sociala processer. Resultaten indikerar att olika könsstereotypa mönster framträder i barns samspel under den fria leken, där barnen ofta positionerar sig i enlighet med förväntade könsgrupper. Vidare har förskolans jämställdhetsarbete, som framträder i våra resultat, påverkat hur barnen uttrycker och iscensätter könsmönster, där detta arbete i vissa fall blivit en del av barns lek och sociala dynamik. 

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2025. , p. 44
Keywords [sv]
Genusstrukturer, könsmönster, könsnormer, genus, förskola, fria leken, förhandling, barns interaktioner.
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Gender Studies Child and Youth Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-55883OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-55883DiVA, id: diva2:1952931
Educational program
Pre-School Teacher Education, 210 credits
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Available from: 2025-05-08 Created: 2025-04-16 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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