external factors boys Flashcards
researcher for boys and literacy
dcsf
what did dcsf say
DCSF (2007) suggest that the gender gap is due to poorer literacy skills of boys, it is thought that parents may spend less time reading to their sons.
In addition to this Boys’ leisure interests don’t tend to encourage language and communication skills whereas girls’ ‘bedroom culture’ does, boys more likely to be socialised into crime and deviance
researcher for globalisation and decline of traditional male jobs
Mitsos and Browne
what did mitsos and browne argue
Globalisation and decline of traditional male jobs Since the 1980’s there has been a decline in industry as a result of the globalised economy.
Mitsos and Browne also point out that there has been a corresponding decline in the number of ‘male’ jobs, especially semi-skilled and unskilled jobs.
They suggest that this had led to a male identity crisis and that therefore many young working class youths see little point in valuing educational success.
researcher for feminisation of education
sewell
what did sewell argue
education has become feminised as schools do not nurture masculine traits such as competitiveness and leadership. Instead celebrating qualities more commonly associated with girls. Some Sociologists also comment on the lack of male teachers in Primary schools as role model
researcher for laddish subcultures
francis
what did francis say
Studies show that there is peer pressure on boys to demonstrate their masculinity by being anti school. Francis (2001) Working class culture sees non manual work (including schoolwork) as effeminate and inferior.
