gender and subject choice

Question 1

childhood socialisation

Answer 1

primary socialisation - parents treat them different

girls in school - art
boys - technology and science

francis - clear socialisation difference in children

Question 2

gender domains

Answer 2

browne and ross - socialisation leads to children seeing tasks as gender’s territory
so choose subjects in their gender domain

includes jobs in the service sector

Question 3

gendered career opporunities

Answer 3

99% of mechanics and electricians are male
97% of nursery care workers are female
- divide in vocational courses

fuller - caring courses reflected working class’ girls habitus

Question 4

evaluations of external factors

Answer 4

feminism - changed way girls perceive themselves

girls not passive

no uniform socialisation - diane reay - middle class mothers supportive of professional careers

postmodernists - individuals no longer restricted by gender domains - free-thinking

Question 5

gendered subject images

Answer 5

kelly - science is seen as male subject - most teachers are male - in textbooks - fewer females inside

colley - gender perception is crucial to subject choice eg art and science

Question 6

peer pressure

Answer 6

skelton et al - gender stereotyping among pupils and teachers are the most significant factors about subject choice

dewar - male students called sporty girls lesbian or butch

Question 7

evaluation of internal factors

Answer 7

differences in subject choice and much larger in vocational courses - should focus on this

postmodernists - subject choice is individual choice