DEA and Gender Flashcards
female outside school factors
economic/social change, primary socialisation and changing ambitions
male outside school factors
attitudes towards education, changes in job market and identity
female inside school factors
equal opportunities, identity and class
male inside school factors
labelling theory, feminisation and pupil responses
segregated curriculum factors
socialisation, teacher direction, learning styles/ environment and peer pressure
economic & social change evidence
Equal Pay Act 1970, Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Sharpe, Wilkinson, Francis
economic & social change AO3
men still hold highly paid and powerful positions in society, women now work more but research shows conjugal roles in the home haven’t changed
girls primary socialisation evidence
Norman, Harris et al, Mitsos & Browne, Kelly
changing ambitions evidence
Sharpe, O’Connor, Beck & Beck-Gernsheim
changing ambitions AO3
w/c girls may have traditional ambitions due to perceived limited opportunity (Reay)
male attitudes/ job market evidence
Mac & Ghaill, Willis, Harris
labelling theory evidence
Abraham
labelling theory AO3
boys receive more severe punishment (Francis)
SFP evidence
Education Reform Act 1988 and marketisation policy
pupil responses evidence
Francis, Epstein, Jackson
