Annelerinin Ev İçi ve Ev Dışı Rollerine Yönelik Okul Öncesi Çocukların Görüşlerinin Toplumsal Cinsiyet Açısından İncelenmesi

Abstract

In many studies on social gender, it is observed that equality between men and women cannot be attained in terms of household chores. In this study, it is aimed to analyse the views of children between 4 and 6 years of age in preschool period regarding their mother's role inside and outside home in terms of social gender. The case study method which is one of the qualitative research design has been used in the study. The children were asked two different questions (“What does your mother do at home?” and “What does your mother do outside?") and they were requested to draw two distinct pictures related to these questions and explain these pictures to the researcher. The data was collected in one-to-one interviews with the children and in written notes taken by the researcher during the interview. Typical case and easily accessible sampling methods were used in the selection of the study group. The study group consists of 20 children who attend kindergarten in the Karadeniz Eregli Township, three of whom are four years old, fifteen of whom are five years old and two of whom are six years old. The study group consists of ten boys and ten girls. The data was analyzed with content analysis method, coded by researchers and it is converted to codes, categories and themes. Accordingly, the themes attained from the study in relation to what children’s mothers do at home are “keep house”, “care to others” and “care to herself”, and in relation to what they do outside are “positive care to herself”, “responsibility”, “care to children”, “external order” and “negative care to herself”. As a result of the research, it was suggested that families be positive models for their children in terms of social gender.