Education - gender identity

Question 1

How does the formal and informal curriculum give out gender messages? 4

Answer 1

posters,
general behaviour of staff and pupils,
subjects taught,
textbooks

Question 2

Skelton and Francis 4

Answer 2

Playground time
Dominance of space
Majority boys football
girls at edge talking

Question 3

Frosh et al 2

Answer 3

Boys who valued academic success were seen as more feminine

Boys who were in anti-school subculture were seen as the traditional, hegemonic males

Question 4

Mac an Ghaill

Answer 4

Teachers sometimes shared views with male peer groups that were anti-gay and hostile to women

Question 5

Jackson 3

Answer 5

Recent
Distinction between masculinities and femininities among young people in school was becoming blurred
‘Ladette’ influenced by media role models

Question 6

What is a Ladette? 3

Answer 6

afraid of failure
dont want to be seen as working too hard
adopt a laddish attitude