BS Gender - Boys - Factors Flashcards

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What are the 3 external factors which affect boys’ education?

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Boys’ poorer literacy skills
Decline in traditional male jobs
Unrealistic expectations

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What are the 3 internal factors which affect boys’ education?

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Feminisation of education
Teacher interactions
Laddish subcultures

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How has boys’ poorer literacy skills affected boys’ education?

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Boys leisure time isn’t spent doing things which help their education (whereas girls read). Mothers also read to their kids, so boys assume it is a woman’s activity

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How has a decline in traditional male jobs affected boys’ education?

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Decline in male employment opportunities like mines and factories leads boys to believe they don’t have a chance of getting a job, removing motivation for school

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How have unrealistic expectations affected boys’ education?

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Boys are more likely to have career aspirations which are unrealistic and don’t require formal qualifications, e.g. professional footballer, so they don’t try as hard at school

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How has the feminisation of education affected boys’ education?

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School, and the increase in coursework, has benefitted girls’ work ethic more than boys’

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How have teacher interactions affected boys’ education?

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Negative labelling towards boys, and lower expectations of them, can lower their confidence and motivation to do well

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How have laddish subcultures affected boys’ education?

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‘Macho lads’ subcultures reject authority figures and gain status from friends from misbehaving in lessons, distracting from education

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