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Maskulinitet och fysisk kontakt i förskolan - en intervjustudie med fem manliga förskollärarstudenter

Buchalle Karlsson, Josefine LU (2021) GNVK22 20211
Department of Gender Studies
Abstract
Previous research shows that men in preschool experience anxiety in physical
interaction with children after media discourses about child sexual abuse in
preschool. Against this backdrop this study investigates how male students and newly graduated preschool teachers talk about masculinity and physical interaction and how they experience that the preschool education offers them tools or discussions about properly/ inappropriately touching. This article is based on interviews with five men who recently started their education or who recently graduated. This article shows that the concern over physical interaction more revolves the surroundings opinions, than the act itself. Furthermore, this article shows that the preschool education... (More)
Previous research shows that men in preschool experience anxiety in physical
interaction with children after media discourses about child sexual abuse in
preschool. Against this backdrop this study investigates how male students and newly graduated preschool teachers talk about masculinity and physical interaction and how they experience that the preschool education offers them tools or discussions about properly/ inappropriately touching. This article is based on interviews with five men who recently started their education or who recently graduated. This article shows that the concern over physical interaction more revolves the surroundings opinions, than the act itself. Furthermore, this article shows that the preschool education don’ts seems to highlight any subjects about masculinity and/or physical interaction. It does not provide any certain tools to overcome the fear of the pedophile discourse even though the participants do use strategies to minimize suspicions (Less)
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author
Buchalle Karlsson, Josefine LU
supervisor
organization
course
GNVK22 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
maskulinitet, genus, förskola, omsorg, risk masculinity, gender, preschool, care
language
Swedish
id
9065505
date added to LUP
2021-09-23 12:51:41
date last changed
2021-09-23 12:51:41
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  abstract     = {{Previous research shows that men in preschool experience anxiety in physical
interaction with children after media discourses about child sexual abuse in
preschool. Against this backdrop this study investigates how male students and newly graduated preschool teachers talk about masculinity and physical interaction and how they experience that the preschool education offers them tools or discussions about properly/ inappropriately touching. This article is based on interviews with five men who recently started their education or who recently graduated. This article shows that the concern over physical interaction more revolves the surroundings opinions, than the act itself. Furthermore, this article shows that the preschool education don’ts seems to highlight any subjects about masculinity and/or physical interaction. It does not provide any certain tools to overcome the fear of the pedophile discourse even though the participants do use strategies to minimize suspicions}},
  author       = {{Buchalle Karlsson, Josefine}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Maskulinitet och fysisk kontakt i förskolan - en intervjustudie med fem manliga förskollärarstudenter}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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