Gender and play in public playgrounds of Salvador (BA)

Authors

  • Carla Silva Fiaes UFBA
  • Reginalice Lima Marques UFBA
  • Gabriela Souza Cotrim UFBA
  • Ilka Dias Bichara UFBA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v14i1.13465

Keywords:

gender, play, public playground

Abstract

Studies about the use of space to play in open environments have shown that boys and girls show differences in play, preference for certain kinds of spaces and in how they organize themselves. This study proposes to describe and discuss ways to use space in two playgrounds in the city of Salvador, prioritizing the issues associated with how girls and boys use them to play. Sessions of observation were registered, through focus on cursive records of the event of play and scanning observations in Tororo’s Dock and Campo Grande. There were no significant differences in the presence of boys and girls. Children played predominantly using physical exercise, with differences in the frequency of participation of segregated and mixed groups. Differences were found in the use of space based on gender, linked to the size of the available spaces and the adult’s presence.

 

Keywords: gender; play; public playground.

Author Biographies

Carla Silva Fiaes, UFBA

Psicóloga e Mestranda em Psicologia, PPGPSI/UFBA.

Reginalice Lima Marques, UFBA

Psicóloga e Mestranda em Psicologia, PPGPSI/UFBA.

Gabriela Souza Cotrim, UFBA

Bolsista IC do Instituto de Psicologia/UFBA.

Ilka Dias Bichara, UFBA

Professora Associada Do Institutto de Psicologia UFBa. Linha de pesquisa:brincadeiras e contextos culturais.

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Published

2010-10-25

How to Cite

Fiaes, C. S., Marques, R. L., Cotrim, G. S., & Bichara, I. D. (2010). Gender and play in public playgrounds of Salvador (BA). Interação Em Psicologia, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v14i1.13465

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2010)

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