gender and subject choice Flashcards
what remains as a fairly traditional pattern of in education?
pattern of ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ subjects
what 2 subjects are traditionally male?
maths, physics
what subject is seen as traditionally female?
modern languages
what are gender domains?
tasks and activities people see as part of their gender
who looks at gender domains?
Brown and Ross/ murphy
what do Brown and Ross 1991 argue about gender domains?
they’re shaped in early years
what does Murphy 1991 say about gender domains?
girls and boys pay attention to different details when doing tasks
what details do boys pay attention to in daily tasks?
how things work
what details do girls pay attention to in daily tasks?
feelings
who looks at single sex schooling?
Geonara 2006
what does Geonara 2006 look at?
single six schooling
what does Geonara look at for girls in single sex schooling?
girls in all girls more likely to take maths and science
what does Geonara look at for boys in single sex schooling?
boys in all boys schools are more likely to take languages and english
why does Kelly argue science is seen as a boys subject?
teachers more likely to be male, examples in lesson focus on men, in class boys dominate the lab
who looks at gender identity and peer pressure?
Patcher 1998
what does Paetcher 1998 find about gender identity and peer pressure?
pupils see sport as mainly a male subject so girls usually opt out of sport
what did Dewar 1990 find that male students would call female students if they did sport?
lesbians and butch
is employment highly gendered?
yes
what does women’s work often mirror?
the work that they would do as a housewife
