Using Queer Theory to Rethink Gender Equity in Young Children
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Gender and Sexuality
Blaise, M., & Taylor, A. (2012). Using oueer Theory to Rethink Gender Equity in. Young
Children.
The authors of this article highlighted over the context of the gender equity in the education of
the early childhood with the use of the queer theory. The article states the queer theory as the
new and the innovative approach regrading the gender that is relevant to the early childhood
educators for finding ways in the understanding and the challenging the stereotypes that has been
persistent through out. The article starts with highlighting a scenario of Harry and Alan
furthermore stating the children’s identity development. The authors of the article questioned
regrading the long debate of gender as the nature since children simply imitate the roles of the
gender what they see in their own families. The article focused on the truth regarding the failure
of the gender equity that everyone denies to accept. The stereotypes behavior of the gender is
thus a natural phenomenon. The authors of the article additionally insights over the persistent
stereotypes of the gender in the children that has been taken from the queer theory. The theory
furthermore insist that identity development of gender is linked with the heterosexual norms.
The theory furthermore argues with the fact that the heterosexual norms and not the socialization
and the biological instincts have a powerful influence over the gender behavior of the children.
In this article, the authors furthermore suggested a new term queer eye highlighting a new
perspectives towards looking at the gender. This particular new perspective does not assume that
any kind of gender is normal. The queer eye concept highlighted in the article looks down in the
ways where the gender behavior of the children reflects and reinforces the norms of the
heterosexuality. The authors of the article reviewed the gender equity process via the three steps.
This includes the explanation of the post structuralist theories of feminism, building up of queer
Gender and Sexuality
Blaise, M., & Taylor, A. (2012). Using oueer Theory to Rethink Gender Equity in. Young
Children.
The authors of this article highlighted over the context of the gender equity in the education of
the early childhood with the use of the queer theory. The article states the queer theory as the
new and the innovative approach regrading the gender that is relevant to the early childhood
educators for finding ways in the understanding and the challenging the stereotypes that has been
persistent through out. The article starts with highlighting a scenario of Harry and Alan
furthermore stating the children’s identity development. The authors of the article questioned
regrading the long debate of gender as the nature since children simply imitate the roles of the
gender what they see in their own families. The article focused on the truth regarding the failure
of the gender equity that everyone denies to accept. The stereotypes behavior of the gender is
thus a natural phenomenon. The authors of the article additionally insights over the persistent
stereotypes of the gender in the children that has been taken from the queer theory. The theory
furthermore insist that identity development of gender is linked with the heterosexual norms.
The theory furthermore argues with the fact that the heterosexual norms and not the socialization
and the biological instincts have a powerful influence over the gender behavior of the children.
In this article, the authors furthermore suggested a new term queer eye highlighting a new
perspectives towards looking at the gender. This particular new perspective does not assume that
any kind of gender is normal. The queer eye concept highlighted in the article looks down in the
ways where the gender behavior of the children reflects and reinforces the norms of the
heterosexuality. The authors of the article reviewed the gender equity process via the three steps.
This includes the explanation of the post structuralist theories of feminism, building up of queer
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theory over the post structural understanding of feminism and exploration of the researchers and
the early childhood educators with the use of the queer theory for rethinking the children’s play
and for critical reflection of the influenced professional practice. The strengths of the article is
the explanation of the gender discourse which are more like ideas and the beliefs that regulate the
behaviors of the gender. The article highlights on the debate of the gender regrading the post
structuralist theory, the expansion of the debate regrading the gender equity with the help of the
queer theory , the heterosexual matrix and the further implications for the practice. The weakness
of the article is that the authors of this article failed to suggest some of the effective intervention
for the early childhood teachers and the researchers for the propagation of the gender equity and
work towards the development of a more equitable world.
Domestic violence
Richards, K. (2011). Children's exposure to domestic violence in Australia. Trends and
issues in crime and criminal justice, 419.
Both in the Australian and the international context, the children who had been the eye witness
or have been exposed towards the domestic violence constitutes all forms targeting the abuse in
children. The author of this article, which has been published by the government of Australia
tried to highlight the issues and the trends of the scope of the problem associated with the
exposure of the children to the domestic violence in the country of Australia. As outlined in the
research paper, the author argues with the accurate access of the issues ranging from witnessing
the domestic violence that involves a wide range of activities ad incidents that ranges from the
witnessing violence or forceful participation of the child in the violence at home. The article
describes the current data and the knowledge regrading the extent of the exposure of the child to
theory over the post structural understanding of feminism and exploration of the researchers and
the early childhood educators with the use of the queer theory for rethinking the children’s play
and for critical reflection of the influenced professional practice. The strengths of the article is
the explanation of the gender discourse which are more like ideas and the beliefs that regulate the
behaviors of the gender. The article highlights on the debate of the gender regrading the post
structuralist theory, the expansion of the debate regrading the gender equity with the help of the
queer theory , the heterosexual matrix and the further implications for the practice. The weakness
of the article is that the authors of this article failed to suggest some of the effective intervention
for the early childhood teachers and the researchers for the propagation of the gender equity and
work towards the development of a more equitable world.
Domestic violence
Richards, K. (2011). Children's exposure to domestic violence in Australia. Trends and
issues in crime and criminal justice, 419.
Both in the Australian and the international context, the children who had been the eye witness
or have been exposed towards the domestic violence constitutes all forms targeting the abuse in
children. The author of this article, which has been published by the government of Australia
tried to highlight the issues and the trends of the scope of the problem associated with the
exposure of the children to the domestic violence in the country of Australia. As outlined in the
research paper, the author argues with the accurate access of the issues ranging from witnessing
the domestic violence that involves a wide range of activities ad incidents that ranges from the
witnessing violence or forceful participation of the child in the violence at home. The article
describes the current data and the knowledge regrading the extent of the exposure of the child to
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