Subject choice

Question 1

4 reasons of gender differences in subject choice…..

Answer 1

Early socialisation - gender roles
Gender domains
Gender identity + peer pressure
Gendered subject images

Question 2

Explain the impact of gender socialisation on gender difference in subject choices

How does MURPHY’s study explain why there is a difference in subject choice

Answer 2

Subject choices influenced by gender socialisation. The idea of femininity and masculinity can create different expectations and stereotypes of what pupils should study.

Study by MURPHY shows that boys and girls pay attention to different details when tackling the same task which helps to explain why there is a difference in subject choice

Question 3

Explain the impact of gender domains on gender difference in subject choices

Answer 3

BROWNE AND ROSS: children’s beliefs about ‘gender domains’ are shaped by their early experiences and expectations of adults.
E.g. cars = men,
sick babies = Women

Question 4

Explain the impact of gendered subjects images on gender difference in subject choices

KELLY

Answer 4

Science is seen as a masculine subject
2015 - BOY = 28,500
GIRLS = 7,787
^^^^A LEVEL PHYSICS EXAM ^^^^

: science is a boys subject – one being that most science teachers are make and resources, such as textbooks are male dominated

DfES: found that in single-sex schools, there are less stereotyped subject images

Question 5

Explain the impact of peer pressure on gender difference in subject choices

DEWAR - sudy lesbo

Answer 5

boys not taking dance because it falls outside of their gender domain and so are likely to receive a negative response from peers

DEWAR: did American study and found that girls were called lesbians or ‘butch’ if they were more interested in sport than in boys