Education- Topic 5 Gender and education

Question 1

What are the traditional patterns for subject choices?

Answer 1

• there continues to be a fairly traditional pattern of girls and boys subject choices
• BOYS= Maths and Physics
• GIRLS= Languages, Art and Cookery
• Gender Routes= where the national curriculum allows for the choice of girls and boys tend to follow gender routes in education

Question 2

How is traditional patterns for subject choice presented in AS and A Levels?

Answer 2

• the national curriculum makes it difficult to measure gendered subjects as for the majority of education students are given little choice about what they learn
  -gendered subject choice becomes much more noticeable after 16 when students have more choices

Question 3

What were the explanations of gender differences in subject choices (5 ways)

Answer 3

1. Gender Role Socialisation
2. Gendered Subject Images
3. Gender Identity and Peer Pressure
4. Gendered Career Opportunities
5. Gender Vocational Choice and Class

Question 4

What is said about pupils sexual and gender identities?

Answer 4

• pupils experience in school can be said to help construct and reinforce gender and sexual identities
• Bob Conell- talks about the ‘hegemonic masculinity’ the dominance of a masculine and subordination of female and gay identities in schools

Question 5

How is pupils sexual and gender identities reinforced? (6 ways)

Answer 5

1. Double Standards
2. Verbal Abuse
3. The Male Gaze
4. Male Peer Groups
5. Female Peer Groups
6. Teachers and Discipline