Feminism key words

Question 1

Male gaze

Answer 1

Women are seen as sexual objects

Question 2

Sexual double standards

Answer 2

Men and women are treated differently based on their standards (men are players for sleeping around, women are slags/sluts)

Question 3

Glass ceiling

Answer 3

An invisible barrier women face preventing them from getting the best jobs in society

Question 4

What type of theory is feminism?

Answer 4

Conflict theory

Question 5

Social control

Answer 5

Education reinforces patriarchy through subject choice, and controls behaviour with the help of male gaze and sexual double standards

Question 6

Secondary socialisation

Answer 6

Education system socialises boys and girls into different gender identities, girls encouraged to be passive and communicative, boys encouraged to take prestigious subjects
Boys likely to get best jobs

Question 7

Specialist skills

Answer 7

Education passes on skill but they are gendered, boys taught skills to prepare them to perform instrumental role (breadwinners) girls prepared for expressive role (housewife)

Question 8

Sifting and sorting

Answer 8

School prepares boys and girl for their different roles in family and society,girls more likely to take feminine subjects (english,drama etc),prestigious subjects are male dominated reinforcing gender inequality