Gender and Subject Choice

Question 1

What are girls often expected to be goo at?

Answer 1

Humanities and Arts

Question 2

What are boys expected to be good at?

Answer 2

Maths and Science

Question 3

Gender differences in Subject Choice>

Answer 3

GCSE :Boys choose more practical and vocational based subjects such as business and technology
Girls chose more humanities and arts
A Level: Boys Chose more technical subjects EG maths physics and computing
Girls
Sociology, English Languages
Vocational:
Boys mechanics engineering and construction
Girls Childcare health and beauty and social care.

Question 4

Reason for gender difference > Gender role Socialisation

Answer 4

Girls and Boys are raised differently leading to the difference
NORMAN links this to the difference in activities boys and girls are raised with

MURPHY AND ELMWOOD: Link this to girls early socialisation of bedroom culture as girls are more likely to read fiction and boys read hobby books girls are more likely to do expressive subjects Boys to do technical.
Bryne: Boys independent Tought ,Girls quiet Tidy helpful.

Browne and Ross: Gender Dominants
States that is because of the gender dominates based around what they see adults surrounding them are doing.

Question 5

Gender Subject Image

Answer 5

The subject image effects what subjects are chosen that subject at both A Level and GCSE.
KELLY
argues that science is seen as a ‘BOY’ subject due to more male teachers and textbook illustrations focusing on Boys interests such as sport.Which gender that dominates that subject is which influences the image BOYS = PE Girls = Drama
Masculine = Machines off putting to females

Question 6

Identities and peer pressure

Answer 6

Students face pressure to conform to gender stereotypes in order to be accepted by their peers.
PAECENTER:Found that sports is seen as a male dominated and girls who do PE are seen as unfeminine
DEWAR
also found that when students do opposite dominate subjects they get name called and bullied.

Question 7

Evaluations:

Answer 7

LEONARD
Gender subject image had less impact in single sex schools therefore gender subject image is a social construct.
GIST AND WISE
Help girls to get into science a subject seen as a ‘Boy’ Subject