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‘It depends entirely on the person’: Freedom and inequality in Spanish youth gender discourses Martínez Martín, Irene Bernardo San José, Alicia Solbes Canales, Irene 37 3 373.5 159.923.2-055.4 Gender identity Gender categories Discourse analysis Secondary school students Ciencias Sociales Educación Enseñanza secundaria Educación social 58 Pedagogía 5899 Otras Especialidades Pedagógicas The study of contemporary youth gender cultures within an educational context illustrates the emergence of new possibilities of selfexpression as well as more favourable attitudes towards diversity, at a time when stereotypical gender mandates still persist. This study aimed to deepen understanding of gender identity construction by analysing conversations with 14 students in a secondary school on the southern outskirts of the Community of Madrid. The selected students stood out among the rest due to a combination of high social status and an understanding of gender categories as less stereotyped and rigid. Analysis showed how monoglossic meanings may be confronted by experience within one’s close environment – that contradicts or reaffirms the norm, as well as by personal beliefs and desires. The result is a complex process of adjustment, which swings between believing in individual choice, personal experiences of inequality, and the need to feel part of the group. Universidad Complutense de Madrid Depto. de Estudios Educativos Fac. de Educación TRUE pub 2023-12-20T13:43:33Z 2023-12-20T13:43:33Z 2021 journal article VoR https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91605 1468-1811 10.1080/14681811.2021.1984223 1472-0825 eng Alicia Bernardos, Irene Martínez-Martín & Irene Solbes-Canales (2021): ‘It depends entirely on the person’: freedom and inequality in Spanish youth gender discourses, Sex Education, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2021.1984223 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ restricted access application/pdf Taylor & Francis