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The Construction of Feminine Identity through Motherhood. An Analysis of the Representation of Motherhood in School TextbooksPage 2 of 6
Paragraph 2: Objectives Objectives 1. I would like to show how the study of the category of motherhood leads us to understand the method employed in school textbooks in order to construct a particular feminine gender identity. Although it appears to belong to the exclusive field of Women's Studies, I believe that the analysis of the representation of the universe of motherhood in textbooks directs us to the discovery of a manipulation or, to be more precise,it reveals the awakening, orientation, or education of certain emotions, mainly patriotic and Catholic. When we speak of motherhood we enter the world of girls’ childhood. Girls and women (mothers) share such world. The childhood (and youth) of girls, unlike that of the boys’ is shared with the world of adult women. 2. I would also like to highlight the importance of emotions as key factors to be analysed in the study of social, historical, political, and educational events and actions. The contents, language, and style of school textbooks under the Franco regime primarily aim to model particular feelings and emotions, rather than develop the children’s intellect.
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