Representaciones sociales que tienen los cuidadores de niñas en edades entre 7 y 12 años del de la ciudad de Cúcuta sobre la erotización infantil.

Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the social representations held by fathers, mothers, or caregivers of girls between 7 and 12 years old in the city of Cúcuta on child eroticization because this is a social phenomenon that has been causing diverse consequences in the population, especially in childhood, accompanied by a range of inappropriate behaviors influenced by adults, according to the study (Bailey, 2011) defines infantile hypersexualization as the sexualization of expressions, postures and dress codes considered too precocious. The methodology carried out a mixed approach, the data were collected using instruments such as the Likert-type questionnaire and the caregiver survey. Therefore, social representations were identified and analyzed, attitudes and stereotypes held by caregivers about the phenomenon of child eroticization. Which results were obtained that showed a superficial knowledge of the consequences that this phenomenon generates in adolescence. However, the factors that influence its development from infancy onwards were unknown. Furthermore, participants also expressed a lack of knowledge concerning the expected sexual behaviors at each stage of development in which the children find themselves.