Topic 4 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Name the 4 external factors of the gender differences in achievement
Impact of feminism
Changes in the Family
Changes in women’s employment
Girls’ changing ambitions
What did McRobbie find in her study on magazines
Changed from the importance of getting married to showcasing assertive independent women
What are the 4 changes in the family that has led to gender differences in achievement
Increase in divorce rate
Increase in Lone Parent families
Smaller families
Increase in cohabitation
Which act has encouraged more girls to see their future in paid work rather than housewives
Equal Pay Act 1970
What did Sharpe find in her interviews in 1970s compared to the 1990s
That women have changed from aspirations of marriage and children to focusing on themselves and creating their own careers
What does Mitsos and Browne argue has helped girls achieve in school
The introduction of GCSEs and Coursework
Who criticises Mitsos and Browne
Elwood
What does Elwood state
That coursework doesn’t have as great of influence on grades compared to final exams
Who states that the introduction of league tables has improved opportunities for girls
Jackson
What 3 things did Archer say girls adopted to create a valued sense of self
Hypersexualised feminine identity
Having a boyfriend
Being Loud
What are the 4 things that has led to boys underachieving in school
Boys And literacy
Shortage of Male primary school teachers
Globalisation and the decline of traditional mens jobs
Feminisation of education
Who and how can shortage of male teachers be criticised
Reed states it can be criticised through teacher discourse
Define disciplinary discourse
Teachers authority is made explicit and visible e.g through shouting
Define liberal discourse
Teachers authority is invisible e.g teacher speaks to the pupil like they’re an adult
What does Norman state is the reason for gender differences in subject choice
Gender role socialisation from young
Boys and girls are given different toys to play with
What was the percentage of girls sitting Computing A level in 2013
7%
What was the percentage of boys sitting sociology A level in 2013
25%
What does Kelly argue is the reason for gender differences in subject choice
Gendered subject images
Why does Kelly argue science is seen as a boys subject
More men are science teachers
Science Textbooks are more likely to have pictures of boys
How does peer pressure affect subject choice
Students are afraid they’ll be bullied if they don’t follow the norm in subject choice
What did Dewar find about subject choice from her study on American College students
Girls who had an interest in sport were called ‘lesbian’ by male students
Which sociologists talk about the Male Gaze
Mac an Ghaill
Define the Male Gaze
The way male pupils and teachers look girls up and down, seeing them as sexual objects and making judgements about their appearance
