Gender DEA - Sociologists Flashcards
what did Angela McRobbie find about how women were potrayed in magazines?
1970s - emphasising importance of marriage, not being ‘left on the shelf’
present - images of assertive, independent women
what do Reay (1998) and Biggart (2002) say?
w/c girls still have low aspirations and see motherhood as the only option for their futures
what did Sue Sharpe (1994) find about young girls’ attitudes?
1970s- low aspirations, prioritised love, marriage, husbands, children over jobs and careers
1990s- careers now top of their priorities, over husbands and children
who sees equal opportunities policies as the reason for changes in girls’ achievement?
WISE AND GIST
Jo Boaler (1998)
school has become more meritocratic and therefore girls do better as they work harder
who said girls are more successful on coursework as they spend more time, take more care, and meet deadlines better than boys?
Mitsos and Browne (1998)
what does Louise Archer (2010) say?
w/c girls search for symbolic capital which clashes with school values, preventing them from getting educational capital
symbolic capital - hyper heterosexual feminine identity, boyfriends etc.
educational capital - qualifications
what did Sarah Evans (2009) find about w/c sixth form girls?
they wanted to go to uni to increase their earning power to help their families
who says that ‘caring’ is a crucial part of w/c feminine identities?
Skeggs (1997)
who says that boys fall behind because of the ‘feminisation of education’?
Tony Sewell (2006)
who found that boys got more attention, but were also disciplined more harshly?
Becky Francis (2001)
who found that teachers encourage boys to be tough, and girls to be quiet and helpful?
Eileen Byrne (1979)
who says there are double standards around pupils’ sexual identities
sexually active boys are boastful, whereas girls are called ‘slags’ if they’re promiscuous or dress a certain way
Sue Lees (1993)
what does Mac an Ghaill say about how pupils’ control each other’s identities?
‘male gaze’ where male pupils and teachers view girls as sexual objects. this reinforces dominant heterosexual masculinity and devalues femininity in schools
