Free time, gender and the pandemic: An exploration of children's daily routines in the times of COVID ‐19 in Chile

This study had a qualitative approach, where 43 in-depth interviews were conducted with children from three different regions of the country, using participatory photo-elicitation as the central tool. The main resul ts of the study show a configuration of free time based on gender stereotypes, showing that boys are the ones who most adhere to such stereotypes, triggering a crisis in the identity construction of masculinities during childhood. The study also suggests that socioeconomic and territorial difference s between children configures different experiences of the use of free time.

Source: Children and Society - May 28, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Roc ío Díaz, Mariana Contreras, Isabel Yáñez, Tania Ponce Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research