booklet 4 Flashcards
Who found magazine Jackie in the 1970s emphasised the importance of getting married whereas nowadays priorities have changed & women are faced with more positive role models within the media ?
Angela Mcrobbie
When was abortion act ?
1969
When was equal pay act ?
1970
What was women unemployment rate in 1971 ?
53%
What was women unemployment rate in 2013?
67%
Who found that girls priorities in ;
(1976): Love, Marriage, Husbands, Children, Career.
(1994): Career, Independence THEN MAYBE relationships etc.
Sue Sharpe
Who argues WC girls hold traditional aspirations of marriage and low paid jobs and this reflects the reality of the limited job opportunities available to working class girls and the fact that motherhood is a more attainable source of status for them ?
Diane Reay
What policy is for girls to get into science and engineering?
WISE
What policy is for girls to get into science and tech ?
GIST
When was education reform act ?
1988
Who says gender achievement gap is because of assessments ?
Gorard
Who suggests that girls are better at coursework because they are more organised and spend more time on work ?
Mitsos and Browne
Who says teachers are challenging gender stereotypes more than ever e.g. sexist images have been removed from text books & there is more positive female imagery in resources ?
Weiner
Who says boys get more attention as they get reprimanded more ?
Jayne French
Who found boys get more attention and it was because boys were more likely to be disciplined than girls and therefore the attention is not always productive
Becky Francis
Who said boys get more attention because boys dominate discussions
whereas girls are more likely to work quietly ?
Swann
Who found that out of 179 stories used in primary schools, females were usually represented in traditional domestic roles ?
Lobbann
Who found that girls expected reading level at 11 was 6% higher than boys ?
2017/ 2018 national literacy trust
When was the decline in heavy industries ?
1980
Who said decline in manual industries has lead to crisis in boys as they lack motivation ?
Mitsos and browne
Who challenged the idea that female teachers can’t provide discipline that boys need ?
Read
Who said schools don’t nurture masculine traits such as competitiveness and leadership ?
Sewell
Who found working class boys are likely to be harassed and subjected to homophobic abuse if they appear to be “swots”?
Epstein
Who found in WC subculture, masculinity was equated with being tough and doing manual work.
School work was seen as feminine and inferior. Boys avoided hard work or risked being bullied ?
Willis
