Boys and achievement

Question 1

Boys + Literacy

Answer 1

-Parents spend less time reading to sons, futhermore its mothers who read so they see it as feminine
-Boys leisure activites like football do little to improve communication skills

Question 2

Globalisation

Answer 2

-Since 1980s significant decline in traditional mens jobs
-Mitsos + Borwne see this leading to a crisis in masculinity due to many boys believing they have little prospect of getting a job

Question 3

Feminisation of education

Answer 3

-Sewell (2006)- school has become feminised as tey do nurture the masuline traits of competitiveness and leadership
-Sees coursework as a major cause in achievement

Question 4

Shortage of male primary school teachers

Answer 4

-Lack of male role models both in and outside of school is a major cause of underachievement, 1.5million female headed lone parent families
-42% said having a male made them work harder

Question 5

Laddish subcultures

Answer 5

-Epsein (1998)- WC boys more likely to get harrassed, labelled and subject to homophobic abuse
-As a result lads conformed to peers not wanting to be labelled as swots or sissies

Question 6

Moral panic

Answer 6

-Rinrose (1998)- panic reflects the fear that underachieving boys will create social stability by being an unemployed underclass
-Education policy has shifted, as a result of only focusing on Wc boys ignore ethnic minority students, ignores other issues like sexual harrasment