Education and Methods 3

Gender

Who studied girl’s magazines?

McRobbie - found that they changed from stereotypical in the 70s to aspirational in the 90s

What is a gender quake?

Change of gender norms

What is the glass ceiling?

Women struggling to get into higher positions at work

What is the crisis of masculinity?

Men not feeling like they are manly enough due to the decline of manual work

What does Murray argue?

Welfare state means boys leave school with no aspirations besides being unemployed

What did Sue Sharpe find in her study?

Gender quake in girl’s priorities

What research methods did Sue Sharpe use?

Interviews and questionnaries

What do Edward and David argue?

Girls have better language skills as they are talked to more and they are taught to be better behaved

What does Reay argue?

Working class women are more likely to be housewives

What is the feminisation of education?

More female than male teachers

Who argued the feminisation of education?

Sewell

What does Gorard argue?

Gender gap increased with introduction of coursework as girls are more organised and detail orientated

What is GIST?

Encourage girls to choose STEM subjects

What is laddish subculture and who argued it?

Jackson - schools are dominated by hegemonic masculinity

What research methods did Jackson use?

Interviews and questionnaires in 8 schools

What does Norman argue?

Early socialisation influences subject choice

What are gender domains?

Tasks that are seen as male or female territory

Why does Kelly argue science is seen as a male subject?

• Boys monopolise apparatus

• Examples of men in textbooks

• Science teachers usually male

Why does Kelly argue computer science is seen as male?

• Machine

• Academic

Why are working class girls more likely to subject to gender stereotypes?

Reflects their habitus

Why else may women not do STEM subjects?

Peer Pressure