Il etait une fois le corps

La Construction Biologique Du Corps Dans Les Encyclopedies Pour Enfants

Bibliographic Data

ID2690978
AuthorsChristine Détrez (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume59-60
Issue3
Pages161-177
Publication date2005-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueSociétés contemporaines (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1150-1944 • E-ISSN: 1950-6899
PublisherCAIRN (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3917/soco.059.0161
OpenAlexW2026733434
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited11

This article examines how children's encyclopedias construct the biological body, arguing that they naturalize socially and symbolically attributed qualities to males and females. By analyzing the distribution of organs described for each sex, the language used, and the employed metaphors, Détrez demonstrates how these encyclopedias, under the guise of scientific explanation, instill social norms and justify gender roles through biological explanations. The study reveals how the difference between sexes and the differentiation of roles are justified and grounded in nature through the biological explanations disseminated to children

Art · Citizenship · Humanities · Naturalisation · Political science · Historical and Literary Studies · Philosophy

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