sociologists for gender achievement Flashcards
FEMALE SUCCESS - EXTERNAL
MCROBBIE - media representations
- impact of feminism and media representations
- girls magazines - images of independent career women
FEMALE SUCCESS - EXTERNAL
SUE SHARPE - aspirations interviews
- interviewed teenage girls in 1970s/1990s
- changing female aspirations as 1990s more career focused
FEMALE SUCCESS - EXTERNAL
O’CONNER - female identity
found marriage and babies were no longer central to the female identity
FEMALE SUCCESS - EXTERNAL
REAY - stereotyped ambitions
- still problems for working class girls - reflecting their position in the class structure
- they expected to go into low-paid work and had stereotyped ambitions for marriage/babies
FEMALE SUCCESS - EXTERNAL
BIGGART - motherhood
working class girls struggle in the labour market and see motherhood as the only viable option
FEMALE SUCCESS - EXTERNAL
FULLER - educational success
- girls believed in meritocracy and educational success was seen as important
- professional working career would give them their independence
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
what where some policies introduced to help increase gender equality for girls?
GIST + WISE
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
how did the national curriculum 1988 (ERA) help gender equality?
- girls and boys study mostly the same subjects so level playing field
- girls, traditionally tended to drop out of sciences
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
BOALER - gist + wise
the introduction of equal opportunities has brought on equality
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
MITSOS & BROWNE - things that benefit girls
the switch to GCSEs (1988 ERA) and the introduction of coursework/oral exams benefitted the girls
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
FRANCIS - classroom interactions
girls received more positive teacher attention which benefits their education
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
WEINER (feminist) - sexist images
sexist images have been removed from learning materials (reading schemes, textbooks etc)
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
JACKSON - marketisation policies and selection
- girls are more attractive to schools because of their exam success
- schools concerned about league tables - boys seen as liability students
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
what do LIBERAL feminists believe about girls success in school?
recognise progress but believe more improvements could be made through policies/role models
FEMALE SUCCESS - INTERNAL
what do RADICAL feminists believe about girls success in school?
- a more critical view - say schools are still patriarchal
girls suffer from:
- sexual harassment
- gendered subjects
- males more likely to be headteachers