gender and identity

Question 1

male peer groups

Answer 1

groups use verbal abuse to reinforce their definitions of masculinity eg willis anti school subcultures similarly mac and ghail macho lads dismissed the boys who had Mc aspirations and worked hard

Question 2

teachers discipline

Answer 2

haywood- boys are told off for behaving like girls and teased when girls are over perform
francis girls are punished more harshly as they are expected to be quiet and conformist.

Question 3

male gaze

Answer 3

mac and ghail women being viewed as sexual objects by men
form of surveillance for men to view women
dominant masculinity is reinforced and femininity is devalued boys who don’t do this are labelled as gay

Question 4

double standards

Answer 4

applying one set of moral standards to one group and different to another eg boys boast about their sexual activities and get praised and if a girl does the same she’s called a slag this reinforced hegemonic masculinity

Question 5

female peer groups

Answer 5

archer found WC gained symbolic capital status and popularity performing hyper heterosexual feminine identity e.g dressing sexy if they do not conform they are called tramps further more if they are too competitive in terms of boys they are slut shamed as shaming is used as a tool to conform