Náhuatl masculine and feminine subjectivity in the configuration of gender identity during childhood
Abstract
This essay arises from a much broader research, focused on
the theme of masculinities; its objective was to explore and
reflect upon the configuration of masculine and feminine
identities during the childhood of three generations of men, in
six communities in the municipality of Cuetzalan, in Puebla’s
Sierra Norte, México; this was done by taking into account
the categories of gender, ethnicity, class, and life cycle, among
others. Theoretically sustained by gender perspective, and
taking into account that masculine and feminine identities are
a social, cultural and historical construction based on sexual
differences. Gender, as a theoretical category, is supported by
the qualitative methodology that stresses singularity of female or
male subjects or of groups of people, allowing reflection upon
their relationships; among other techniques, we worked with
in-depth interviews, participant observation and a field journal.
Among the results, it can be appreciated that both family and
school are two socializing institutions of great influence in the
conformation of gender identities. Those interviewed declared
having recognized themselves as boys and girls during their
time in primary school, in terms of sexual difference. There are
inequalities among genders due to the social mandates that are
established by the Náhuatl culture from childhood.
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