Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is educational premium?
The monetary return one receives by pursuing further education. This can be calculated statistically based on average earnings for people with varying degrees of education.
What is gender intensification ?
Two linked phenomena of adolescence: (a) increased pressure to conform to gendered expectations; and (b) an increased rigidity regarding gender norms
What is a hidden curriculum?
The lessons and rules learned in school are not part of what is formally transmitted by the teachers and the official curriculum.
What is a hostile environment?
Originally an American legal category described a workplace where workers are subjected to sexual harassment and therefore fear the workplace. The concept is easily transferred to schools.
What is imperial manhood?
A concept that linked “manliness” to one’s duty to the British Empire and to the success and superiority of British culture; this idea had strong effects on education in the nineteenth century.
What is moral panic?
A popular idea about societal de-cline; often, moral panics link a real or imagined
What is Title IX?
A US law enacted in 1972 states, “No person in the United States shall, on the
basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving [f]ederal financial assistance.”
Are you in favour of single-sex schooling? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
not in favour
Do you think it is important for the teaching force to contain both men and women? Why or why not?
yes very important
Do you believe that relabelling can take the power out of words like “slut” and phrases like “that’s so gay”?
Yes, as long as relabelling is done with a positive connotation.
