male disadvantage

Question 1

doyal

Answer 1

workplace, males dominate high risk industrial jobs, more likely to suffer workplace accidents.

Question 2

dermott

Answer 2

workplace, men work longer hours regardless of their status as fathers.

Question 3

willis (workplace)

Answer 3

workplace, lads will follow fathers into low status, low paid, basic manual labour jobs.

Question 4

willis (education)

Answer 4

lads have anti-school subcultures as they don’t see a value in education and achievements.

Question 5

mitsos and browne

Answer 5

education, teachers are too lenient on lads behaviour, leading to a lack of achievement.

Question 6

department of education

Answer 6

education, in 2019, 71.9% of female students achieved a C grade, compared to 62.9% of males.

Question 7

sewell (media)

Answer 7

media, black boys turned to rapper role models due to a lack of a father figure.

Question 8

billington

Answer 8

media, masculinity is dominant, adds pressure.

Question 9

easthorpe

Answer 9

media, films, games transmit the view that masculinity is based on strength, aggression and violence, so is a natural goal to achieve.

Question 10

sewell (crime)

Answer 10

crime, young black boys turned to hypermasculinity to get rich quick.

Question 11

faludi

Answer 11

crime, males are not “deviant” they are just performing their masculinity.