Gender And Subject Choice

Question 1

Gender domains

Answer 1

Differences in gender socialisation lead to different tastes in reading and subject choice. Boys tend to read books about their own gender domain such as science where girls read more fiction leading to interests in English.

Question 2

Evaluation of gender domains

Answer 2

Due to Cpow women don’t perform the traditional role anymore as they are breaking through the glass corking due to policies such as gist and wise

Question 3

Gendered subject images

Answer 3

Some subjects are seen as boy or girl only subjects. Science and maths teachers are usually male hense when boys dominate the lab as if it was theirs. Pupils who attend same sex schools hold less stereotypical subject images and make less traditional subject choices

Question 4

Evaluation of gendered subject images

Answer 4

Gist and wise now encourage girls to study more male dominated subjects such as engineering or science

Question 5

Peer pressure

Answer 5

Boys tend to opt out of dance and mystic because their peers will see it outside of the gender domain and apply negative pressure. Pupils see sports as male dominated so females who do this are labelled as butch or gay.

Question 6

Evaluation of peer pressure

Answer 6

This is too deterministic as now students are picking subjects outside of Thor gender domain. Girls in pe and boys in health and social care