Sociological perspectives on Education- Feminism

Question 1

What do Marxists feminists think about education?

Answer 1

A women’s role in society is shaped by the needs of the economy, women support men in the home and at work ; education enforces this

Question 2

What do liberal feminists think about education?

Answer 2

Changes in equal opportunities and educational policies e.g. GIST, national curriculum will end patriarchy

Question 3

What do radical feminists think about education?

Answer 3

The focus on education at the moment is about ‘raising boys achievement’ which reflects on the male dominated system panicking that there will be a change in power and they are starting to breakdown

Question 4

What do difference feminists think about education?

Answer 4

Being black and female is different from white females as they are treat differently, anti school but pro education e.g. Fuller and afro-Caribbean girls with labels

Question 5

What is the study where teachers told boys off for acting like girls? AO2

Answer 5

Haywood and Ghail-
Ignored boys verbal abuse of girls and even blamed girls for attracting it

Question 6

What did Sue Lees find? AO2

Answer 6

Found a double standard in sexual morality in which boys brag about their sexual exploits whereas girls are labelled as “slags” if they did the same.

Question 7

What did Heaton and Lawson find? 1996 AO2

Answer 7

Argued that the hidden curriculum taught patriarchal values in schools. They noted that traditional family structures in textbooks.

Question 8

What did Spender find about ‘invisible women? AO2

Answer 8

A lack of focus on females in the curriculum; in textbooks and the fact that women weren’t historically encouraged in education