Male Disadvantage In Education

Question 1

Willis

Answer 1

Working class lads are fatalistic about their futures due to following their fathers footsteps leading to low status, low paid, basic manual labour jobs which develops anti school attitudes

Question 2

Mitsos and Browne

Answer 2

Teachers treat males and females differently and can cause inequality for boys as teachers are too lenient on laddish behaviour of boys and this can do them disservice leading to lack of achievement

Question 3

Department for education

Answer 3

In 2019, 71.9% of female students achieved a c/4 grade or higher in comparison to 62.9% of male students who achieved a c/4 grade of higher in the UK, shows evidence that boys are not reaching full potential as teachers too lenient