Gender - External Factors + Gender Differences in Achievement - Class, Gender and Ambition

Question 1

How might working class girls view their position?

Answer 1

Some working class girls continue to have gender-stereotyped aspirations for marriage and children, and expect to go into traditional low paid women’s work, because of their class.

Question 2

What does Reay argue about class, gender and ambition?

Answer 2

Reay (1998) argues that girls changing ambitions reflects the reality of girls’ class position. Their limited aspirations reflect the limited job opportunities they percieve as being available to them.

Question 3

What does Biggart find about working class views and their view of their position in society?

Answer 3

Biggart (2002) found that working class girls are more likely to face a precarious position in the labour market and to see motherhood as the only viable option for their futures.

They see less point in archieving in education.