Gender differnces in educational achievement Flashcards
1
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Differences in choices:
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Females = high literacy skills such as English.
Boys = maths and sciences.
- Most freedom in subject choice at A-level.
2
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Gender socialisation:
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Boys played with construction and science kits vs girls played with dolls and domestic appliances.
- Girls are socialised to be caring and expressive.
- Boys are socialised to be more active.
3
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Gendered subject images
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Colley argues that pictures within textbooks demonstrate the gender divide.
COUNTER: GIST aimed to make sciences more appealing to girls through things such as internships.
HOWEVER: the opposite hasn’t been done for the boys for more feminine sujects.
4
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External factors - Social Policies:
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Girls today are more likely to succeed compare to boys one explanation of this is due to changes to wider society
