[GENDER-MALE] how internal factors affect males achievement + feminist view + EVALUATION

Question 1

how does the feminisation of education affect achievement

Answer 1

Sewell- boys fall behind from school not nurturing masculine traits and celebrating and promoting careers for girls

Question 2

how does laddish subcultures affect males achievement?

Answer 2

Francis- males were more concerned than girls about being labeled by peers due to it threatening their masculine.
Willis- boys feel like they will gain status through breaking rules, such as smocking to be masculine.

Question 3

what is the feminist view on boys underachievement?

Answer 3

Ringrose- males underachievement contrubuted to moral panic about ‘failing boys’, this created a fear that w/c boys will grow up to be dangerous and unemployed creating threat.

Question 4

What is the EVALUATION of why their is such a gender difference in education?

Answer 4

the gap between male and female achievement has reduced due to he removal of coursework in GCSEs