Gender Flashcards
What does Mcrobbie say?
Compared magizines in 70’s where they showed importance of getting married but now show career and Independence
When was the equal pay act?
1970
What did sharpe say?
Interviews on the 70’s and 90’s. Ambitions changed from children and marriage to education and career.
What is feminisation of education?
Schools do not nurture to ‘masculine’ traits like competition and leadership.
What if there a shortage of?
Male primary school teachers 16%
What is laddish culture?
WC boys more likely to be subject to homophobic abuse is they appear to be ‘sissies’
Bud more concerned to be labelled as it’s a threat to masculinity.
What did Epstein say?
Boys rejected schoolwork to avoid being labelled gay.
what do GIST and WISE do?
Encourage girls to have a career in non traditional jobs.
What did the national curriculum do?
Forced boys and girls to study the same subjects.
What did mitosis and brown say?
Girls are more successful in coursework because they are better organised and more conscientious due to early socialisation.
What does Swann say?
Girls prefer group discussions and boys dominate class discussions.
What does wiener say?
80’s tend to challenge stereotypes more now and books are less sexist.
What does Jackson say?
Girls are valued as hard workers. More attractive to schools leading to SFP
What do radical feminists argue ?
Females are less likely to be headteachers. Whole system needs overhauling.
Why Are boys literacy skills not as strong?
Parents spend less time reading to sons - mainly mums so seen as feminine. Boys leisure activities do not help academically.
