Gender and education(external)

Question 1

what are the five external factors?

Answer 1

the job market
female expectations/ambitions
feminism
better socialisation for schooling
changes in the family

Question 2

what did the sex discrimination act 1975 lead to?

Answer 2

feminisation in the workplace

Question 3

what were sue sharpe’s survey?

Answer 3

in 1976, women values ‘love, husbands, marriage, and children’ whereas in 1994, women valued ‘jobs, careers, and independence’

Question 4

what did beck and beck-gurnsheim (post modernists) suggest?

Answer 4

there is an increase in individualisation in the modern world/selfishness. career focus for money

Question 5

what did weiner suggest?

Answer 5

teachers now challenge stereotypes and sexist images have been removed from learning materials

Question 6

what did hannan suggest?

Answer 6

boys spend their leisure time differently to girls, could link to bernstein

Question 7

what did Biggart suggest (ao3)

Answer 7

found that working class girls are more likely to face a precarious position and see motherhood as the only viable option for their futures