gender differences in achievement Flashcards
what are the external factors in gender differences
impact of feminism (mcrobbie)
changes in the family
changes in women’s employment
changing girls ambitions (sharpe)
class gender and ambition (reay)
what are the internal factors affecting gender differences
equal opportunities (boaler)
positive role models in school
gcse and coursework (mitsos and browne)
teacher attention (french et al)
challenging stereotypes in the curriculum
selection and league tables - girls more desirable
[ two views of girls achievement
-liberal feminism- celebrate progress
-radical feminism- patriarchal ]
how does identity, class and girls achievement affect gender differences
symbolic capital (archer)
hyper heterosexual feminine identity
boyfriends
being ‘loud’
[wc girls dilemma
successful wc girls (evans) to help family]
how does boys and achievement affect gender differences
boys and literacy
globalisation and decline of traditional men’s jobs (mitsos and browne)
feminisation of education (sewell)
shortage of male primary school teachers
laddish subcultures (francis et al)
moral panic about boys (ringrose)
how does gender and subject choice affect gender differences
national curriculum options
as and a levels
vocational choices
what are the explanations of gender and subject choice
gender role socialisation
- gender domains (browne and ross)
gendered subject images (kelly)
- single sex schooling (leonard)
gender identity and peer pressure
gendered career opportunities
-gender, vocational courses and class (fuller)
how does pupils’ sexual and gender identities affect gender differences
CORNELL - hegemonic masculinity
double standards (lees)
verbal abuse
the male gaze (mac an ghaill)
male peer groups (mac an ghaill)
female peer groups: policing identity (ringrose)
teachers and discipline (haywood and mac an ghaill)
