Gender - sociologists Flashcards
1
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McRobbie
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bedroom culture - women more suited to classroom behaviour
2
Q
Mitos and Brown
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feminist movement raised women’s expectations. Girls do better than boys in coursework
3
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Sharpe
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Research into values of women have changed - 1970s women focus on family, later in 1990s, girls were focused on work
4
Q
Swann
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teachers spend time telling boys off as opposed to helping them with their work
5
Q
Mac an Ghail
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Black sisters went against stereotypes teachers held of them
6
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Epstein
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Peer pressure among boys is linked to showing masculinity. Boys are subject to homophobic bullying
