Gender Inequalities - Subject Choice Flashcards
What are the different explanations of different subject choice
Gender role socialisation
Gendered subject images
Gender identity and peer pressure
Career opportunities
How did Normans study help gender role socialization affect subject choice?
Showed how boys and girls are dressed and spoken to differently and are encouraged to play with different types of toys ; these develop different interests and skills
How did Browne and Ross contribute to Gender role socialization ?
Children develop ideas on ‘gender domains’ based on early experiences : theses are the areas of life that they begin to associate as being for males and those for females. Children tend to feel confident when working on tasks they perceive to be part of their gender domain, they pay attention to these subjects and develop an interest in them and choose to study for them
