FEMINIST VIEW - NO Flashcards
(16 cards)
until the early 1900’s, …. performed less well than …. in education?
girls
boys.
do girls nowadays do better in school or boys?
girls - in basically everything.
feminists argue that the education system still maintains….?
a patriarchal ideology.
girls choose predominantly ….. subjects?
female.
who talks about gendered subject choices?
Francis.
what are two examples of female subjects?
foreign languages and English.
boys subjects 2?
science and mathematics.
why do men pick these math based subjects?
to lead them into banking and medicine.
why do women choose these subjects?
to take them into roles which extend their role of caregiver.
what is gendered socialisation?
the internalisation of norms and values which reflect clear ideas about what it means to be male/female.
what is the male gaze?
where male teachers/students behaviour reflects dominant ideas about masculinity which encourages girls to behave in a stereotypically female way.
how does the male gaze relate to education?
female students conforming to what they think is expected of them in order to be female.
what are gender domains?
imaginary or real areas which are seen as male or female.
an example of a gender domain in education?
physics - boys.
critics would argue that feminists ignore ..?
the other factors that influence education - class/ethnicity.
critics - many women are in …?
high paid/status jobs + this number is just increasing.
