Gender Studies Flashcards
(16 cards)
What did Bursdey study?
In order to become ‘one of the lads’ Asian male footballers took on laddish identities by joining in activities which would usually be frowned upon within their culture.
What did Nayak study?
He believes men have ‘body capital’. Meaning that because they go out during the day to do hard physical labour, they are able to opt out of household duties.
What did Oakley study?
He looked at what goes on in the family between parents and children and said that this has a direct impact upon the creation of gender roles.
What did Parsons study?
Males and females biologically different, therefore suited to doing different subjects at school.
What did Stanworth study?
He looked at the difference in treatment between boys and girls during lessons.
What did Mac an Ghaill study?
That males are now facing a ‘contemporary crisis of masculinity’ meaning they are unsure of how to act.
What did Elliott study?
He said that religious texts are patriarchal.
What did Sherry Ortner study?
She said that within every culture in the world women are treated differently to men (as subordinates).
What did Woodhead study?
He looked at the Muslim practise of wearing a veil as complex.
What did Chodorow study?
That children are mothered differently depending on gender. Mothers are closer to their daughters, therefore giving the girls a stronger and more secure sense of femininity.
What did Beechey study?
He said that women are the ‘reserve army of labour’.
What did Statham study?
That by the age of 5, children have developed a clear gender identity.
What did McRobbie study?
He looked at the female magazine ‘Jackie’ and said that female identity is built upon romance, fashion, beauty, problems and pop.
What did Joyce Canaan study?
She said that within working class men a traditional form of masculinity is still alive and well. It is based upon fighting, drinking and male sexuality.
What did Martin and Ruble study?
That from an early age children are acting as ‘gender detectives’ searching for clues of who should and shouldn’t be engaging in certain activities.
What did Frosh et Al study?
Young males may have to re-negotiate more flexible masculinities.
