Images of chemistry kits : male dominance in representations of science

This article shows how images relating to chemistry sets express the predominance of the male gender in toys that simulate technical, gestural, and laboratory-related aspects of science, creating patterns of conduct towards the professional vocation of being a scientist. Priority is given to documents produced by the companies Gilbert (1920) and Chemcraft (1922) that are kept in the archives of the Chemical Heritage Foundation in the USA. What Joan Scott calls the social organization of sexual difference is discussed and the illustrations are analyzed, demonstrating a predominance of male figures showing how to "be a child," playing at being a scientist.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos - 29(2022), 3 vom: Juli, Seite 833-851

Sprache:

Portugiesisch

Weiterer Titel:

As imagens dos conjuntos científicos de química: dominância masculina nas representações sobre a ciência

Beteiligte Personen:

Braghini, Katya [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 13.09.2022

Date Revised 07.10.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/S0104-59702022000300014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345914554