Gender : Theorists and key words Flashcards
(17 cards)
McRobbie
Girl’s magazines in the 70s emphasize marriage, now they focus on independent women
Sharpe (radical)
- 1970s: interviews with girls showed that their aspirations are husbands, children and that education is unfeminine
- 1990s: interviews with girls showed their aspirations are careers and education
O’Connor (marxist)
14-17 yr olds are not focused on marriage or kids
Beck-Gernsheim
Girls want a career because of the focus on individualism in society
Biggart (marxist)
Working class girls are more likely to see motherhood as their only option and see no point in education
Boaler (Marxist)
Equal opportunity policies are the main reason for changes in girl’s achievement
Gorard
The gender gap in achievement is due to the introduction of coursework subjects at GCSE, which girls are better at
Mitsos and Browne
Girls are more successful in coursework because they: spend more time on their work, take more care in the presentation, are better at meeting deadlines, bring the right materials to lesson
Elwood
Coursework isn’t that big of a factor as you do way more exams at GCSE
French
Boys receive more attention in class as they receive more reprimands
Francis (intersectional)
Boys get more attention and are disciplined more harshly by teachers that have lower expectation so them
Swann
Boys dominate classroom discussion by interrupting
Weiner
Since the 80s, teachers have challenged gender stereotypes
Sexist materials have been removed from the curriculum
Jackson
League tables mean girls are more desirable to schools, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy
Slee
Boys are less attractive to schools as they are more likely to have behavioural difficulties
Patriarchy
society based on male domination
Gender Domains
Task that boys and girls see as respective of their gender
