This paper discusses three aspects: heteronormativity, the gender stereotypes and attitudes towards gender that can be found in teaching materials for reading in the Spanish subject at upper secondary level in Sweden. The corpus for this study is a selection of anthologies and novels that are published in the Spanish language in Sweden. In order to identify heteronormativity, gender stereotypes and attitudes towards gender of the characters and narrators, the corpus is examined according to a number of variables such as sex, age, marital status, social class, and nationality, as well as theories and concepts such as hegemonic masculinity, androcentricity, homosociality, sexist attitudes (misogyny and misandry), the gender contract and binary opposition systems. The data will be presented in both quantitative and qualitative terms, and the outcome of this analysis will highlight the presence of gender stereotypes where the presence of female characters is minimal while the dominant presence of male characters establishes the norm, so that it is the stories of male characters that describe the world. Female characters do not participate in the public sphere; they are represented as mothers, sisters or daughters. They are seen as sexual objects who do not have a voice. Nevertheless, few cases of sexism (misogyny and misandry) are found in the corpus, and there are even cases of transgression that weaken the stereotype of the submissive woman, as well as cases of transgression where men express their feelings.

El objetivo del estudio fue describir las representaciones sociales de la hegemonía masculina dentro de la División de Operaciones Especiales del Escuadrón Verde de la Policía Nacional del Perú (PNP). Para tal fin, se desarrolló un estudio cualitativo y se adoptó un diseño fenomenológico hermenéutico, aplicando la técnica de la entrevista a profundidad a un grupo de 8 policías, cuyas edades se encontraron en el rango de 23 a 31 años. Los principales resultados indican que la hegemonía existente puede ser aceptada por algunas mujeres y rechazadas por otras. Sin embargo, esto no evita la existencia de alianzas implícitas que fomentan la marginación de lo femenino. Se concluye que la hegemonía masculina dentro de la unidad policial genera limitaciones en sus funciones y propicia el malestar en los hombres y las mujeres. / The objective of the study was to describe the social representations of male hegemony within the Special Operations Division of the Green Squad of the National Police of Peru (PNP). For this purpose, a qualitative study was developed and a hermeneutical phenomenological design was adopted, applying the in-depth interview technique to a group of 8 cops, whose ages ranged from 23 to 31 years. The main results indicate that the existing hegemony can be accepted by some women and rejected by others. However, this does not prevent the existence of implicit alliances that promote the marginalization of the feminine. It is concluded that male hegemony within the police unit generates limitations in its functions and fosters discomfort in men and women. / Tesis