Two Inversions in Modern Upbringing: The Imposed Superiority of Girls and the Dependency of Boys as the Destruction of True Identity
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article introduces a critical perspective on modern parenting paradigms by exploring two symmetrical distortions: the imposed superiority of girls and the emotional dependency of boys. Through cultural and psychological analysis, the author reveals how these patterns, often masked as care and love, replace authentic identity with scripted roles. The paper offers an alternative model of upbringing based on presence and acceptance, not programming, inviting a rethinking of the foundational assumptions in contemporary child development. This work contributes a new conceptual framework — the theory of educational inversion — as a response to the identity crisis of the 21st century.
Author: Khomenko, Iryna
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6968438006
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