Gender - Theorists Flashcards

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KEY THEORIST: McRobbie

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Feminist. In the 70s, girls’ magazines encouraged marriage. In the 90s they emphasised career and independence

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Sue Sharpe

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Feminist. Interviewed girls in the 70s, they saw educational success as unfeminine, prioritising marriage. In the 90s, girls wanted a career

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O’Connor (2006)

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Feminist. In14-17 year olds, marriage and children were not part of their life plans

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Biggart (2002)

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Feminist. Working Class girls tend to have insecure jobs, so tend to see motherhood as the only option

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Mitsos and Browne (1998)

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Girls are more organised and try harder, which means they do better than boys in coursework

Also say mothers reading to their children gives girls a same-sex role model for reading

Created the phrase “crisis of masculinity”, meaning men losing their sense of self

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Abraham (1995)

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Teachers see boys as more badly behaved than girls

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Francis (2001)

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Boys get more attention in general, but are disciplined more harshly and have lower expectations placed on them

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Gaby Weiner (1995)

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Since the 80s, teachers have been challenging gendered stereotypes

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Kirkby (2000)

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Kids no longer play outside/play organised social games. Instead they watch TV/play computer games, which may decrease linguistic development

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Becky Francis

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Boys are more likely to have unrealistic career aspirations which require few academic qualifications, e.g. professional footballer

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Tony Sewell

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Boys fall behind in education because schools have become feminised through a focus on coursework etc.

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Mac an Ghaill

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Boys are more likely to resist school rules/learning, seeing it as feminine

Also says the male gaze encourages heterosexuality and makes femininity seem lesser than masculinity

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