pupils' sexual and gender identities Flashcards
who defines the hegemonic masculinity?
CONNELL
What is the hegemonic masculinity?
dominance of heterosexual masculine identity and the subordination of female/gay identities
what double standard does LEES identify?
sexual morality in which boys boast about their sexual exploits but call a girl a ‘slag’ if she doesn’t have a steady boyfriend
double standards can be seen as ….
a form of social control reinforcing gender inequality keeping females subordinate to males.
who sees the use of negative labels such as ‘lezzie’ and ‘queer’ as ways pupils police each other’s sexual identities?
PAECHTER
who claims a ‘rich vocabulary of abuse’ is used to reinforce dominant gender and sexual identities?
CONNELL
Mac an Ghaill refers to the visual way pupils control each other’s identities as …
the ‘male gaze’
what do Mac an Ghaill see the male gaze as?
a form of surveillance through which dominant heterosexual masculinity is reinforced and feminity devalued.
evidence of male peer groups discouraging educational achievement?
WILLIS’ study showed boys in anti-school subcultures accused boys wanting to do well of being gay
what did Mac an Ghaill’s study of Parnell school find with regard to how peer groups reproduce a range of class-based masculine gender identities?
W/C macho lads were dismissive of other W/C boys who worked hard
M/C ‘real Englishmen’ projected an image of effortless achievement
How did the dominant definition of masculine identity change?
macho lads in lower school > real Englishmen in sixth form, reflecting the M/C composition and atmposphere of sixth form
which sociologist shows how W/C girls gain symbolic capital from their female peers by performing hyper-heterosexual feminine identity?
ARCHER
what identities came into conflict for the W/C girls in RINGROSE’s study?
idealised feminine identity and sexualised identity
how is shaming a social control device schoolgirls use to police, regulate and discipline according to CURRIE ET AL?
relationships gain symbolic capital but but girls who are too competitive risk ‘slut shaming’ and girls who don’t compete face ‘frigid shaming’
what did HAYWOOD and MAC AN GHAILL find that shows teachers reinforce dominant definitions of gender identity?
male teachers told boys off for behaving ‘like girls’, ignored boys’ verbal abuse of girls, even blaming them for attracting it.
