Gender and Subject Choice Explanations: Peer Pressure

Question 1

What did Paetcher argue?

Answer 1

Boys do not do dance as it is out of their gender domain and attracts negative responses from their peers

Question 2

What did Paetcher find about how pupils viewed sport? How would girls have to cope with this?

Answer 2

It was seen to be more of a male-domain subject. Girls who were sporty had to cope with it being seen to be out of their gender domain if they did sport

Question 3

Who found girls are more likely to be labelled negatively if they did sports?

Answer 3

Dewar

Question 4

How can Willis’ study show an influence of peer pressure on subject choice? What subjects would they be more likely to do?

Answer 4

If their whole social group was aspiring to work in a factory, they would likely to more likely to do DT as a subject

Question 5

Who created the concept of Hegemonic Masculinity?

Answer 5

Messerschmidt

Question 6

How can Messerschmidts study show how peer pressure may influence subject choice? What subjects might they be more likely to pick?

Answer 6

Boys will be more likely to pick active subjects like sports

Question 7

How might Banyards study show how pressure from their male peers in school through harrassment may influence their subject choice? What subjects are they more likely to pick?

Answer 7

The girls may be more likely to pick subjects which boys are less likely to do, such as performing arts subjects

Question 8

Is this an inside or outside factor affecting educational attainment based on gender?

Answer 8

It can be an outside or inside factor