gender identity

Question 1

what does connel argue

Answer 1

school produced ‘hegemonic masculinity’ - the dominance of heterosexual male identity and subordination of feminine and gay identities

Question 2

what did Lees find?

Answer 2

boys call girls slags if they appear to be sexually active but there is no equivalent for boys

Question 3

mac an ghaill research?

Answer 3

boys use verbal abuse to reinforce their definition of masculinity- particularly working class. they call other boys that worked hard dickhead achievers

Question 4

what did haywood and mac an ghaill find?

Answer 4

male teachers reinforced masculine identities for telling boys off for behaving like girls

Question 5

what are the five factors?

Answer 5

verbal abuse
teachers
the male gaze
male peer groups
female peer groups

Question 6

mac an ghaill research into male peer groups

Answer 6

working class identity (macho lads)- dismissive to other working class boys calling them dickhead achievers
vs real englishmen

Question 7

what did ringrose suggest?

Answer 7

girls are faced with tension between an idealised feminine identity (loyalty to peers) and a sexualised identity. (eg slut and frigid shaming)