Gender Identity and School

Question 1

Double Standards

Answer 1

• Lees identifies a double standard of sexual morality - boys boast about their sexual exploits, whereas girls are criticised or labelled ‘slags’.

Question 2

Male Gaze

Answer 2

male gaze

Question 3

Female Peer Groups

Answer 3

ARCHER: Sexy Nike

w/c girls were self-policing, if girls did not wear makeup or do their hair, their friends would give them a hard time.
- This behaviour maintains the patriarchal power of boys over girls.

Question 4

Teachers’ Expectations

Answer 4

MAC AND GHAILL: teachers reinforce gender identities.

For example, telling boys to stop acting like girls and teasing boys if they got lower grades than girls.