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21 Cards in this Set

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David
Women more likely to attend university
Francis
Boys Still dominate Classrooms
Disciplined more frequently and harsher
Girls get less attention
Gender divisions in subject choice
Colley
Gendered Subjects
Most comfortable in single-sex classes
Norman et Al
Sex Stereotyping:
~Girls given dolls- Carer role
~Boys given construction toys
~Gender Stereotypes enforced through media
Radical Feminists
Society is Patriarchal
Liberal Feminists
Feel society is Patriarchal but less than it was
Service Sector
Has expanded, women traditionally perform the expressive role
Francis and Skelton
Predominantly female workforce require degree-level qualifications
Women's Aspirations
Less on Family and more on careers. No longer have to stay in abusive relationships. Support from the Welfare State
Sharpe
1970s: Love and Marriage
1990s: Jobs and Careers
Francis and Skelton- Family
Middle-Class parents are worried about daughter's education.
Mitsos and Browne
Changing Position of Women- More professional and managerial
Burns and Bracey
Girls are better organised, more willing to draft & re-draft (Better at Coursework)
Pirie
Shift towards Coursework benefits girls not boys
Manufacturing
Decline in Manufacturing and Manual Labour- Typically 'male' jobs
Part-time work
Helping women who care for children but not men who need to work full time
Long-term Employment
Appears to affect men more than women.
Francis
Boys get more Negative attention.
Stereotype of 'ideal student' fits girls more than boys
More likely to be labelled as a problem.
Want to remain popular- Anti-school subculture
Jackson
'Laddish' Subculture:
Prefer Masculinity- Physical over Academic
Mess around to impress others, distracting
WORKING CLASS BOYS
Mitsos and Browne
Teachers have Low expectations of boys
Osler
Current worry about boy's underachievement has led to the neglect of girls.