Gender

Question 1

Gov.uk (?) ?% of girls achieved 5 A*-C GCSE grades vs ?% of boys

Answer 1

2022, 56% of girls vs 48% of boys

Question 2

Wilkinson

Answer 2

Changing roles and attitudes of women mean they now focus on their career not marriage

Question 3

Sue Sharpe (1976-94)

Answer 3

Interviewed girls in the 1970s about aspirations finding they were concerned with getting married, vs in 1990 the priorities were around jobs and career

Question 4

Tony Sewell

Answer 4

Schools do not nurture masculine traits instead rewarding feminine traits

Question 5

How can de-industrialisation be linked to the failure of boys in the education system?

Answer 5

The de-industrialisation after the industrial revolution has led to a masculinity crisis leaving boys frustrated, causing them to act out in school

Question 6

Anne Oakley - canalisation

Answer 6

Canalisation means boys aren’t socialised into skills rewarded in the education system like reading or writing