Gender In Education (subject Choice)

Question 1

Norman - gender role socialisation (gender and subject choice)

Answer 1

From an early age, boys and girls are dressed differently, given different toys and encouraged to take part in different activities

Question 2

Browne and ross- gender role socialisation (gender and subject choice)

Answer 2

Gender domains

Children are more confident when engaging in takes that they see as part of their gender domain. - shaped boy expectations of adults and early experiences.

see some tasks as female territory and some men’s territory -

e.g: girls more confident in tackling math problems about food and nutrition where as boys are more confident if it is about cars

E.g: mending a car seen as male gender domain, where as looking after a sick child is not

Question 3

Kelly - gendered subject image (gender and subject choice)

Answer 3

Science is seen as a boys subject for many reasons

• science teachers are most likely men
• text books draw on boys rather than girls interest
• in science lessons, boys monopolise (gain control) the apparatus and dominate the laboratory acting as if it’s theirs.

Question 4

Paechter/Dewar - gender identities and peer group pressures (gender and subject choice)

Answer 4

see sport in the male gender domain

p -Girls who are ‘sporty’ have to deal with an image which contradicts female stereotype - probably why they opt out more than boys

d - Male students would call female students ‘lesbian’ or ‘butch’ if they were interested in sports.