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Suggest why male literacy rates are so low
Reading is depicted as a feminine activity with mothers often reading to their children. Consequently, boys feel discouraged to read and end up with lower literacy skills then girls.
What did Bertrand and Pan (2013) find about why do boys often tend to behave worse in school?
They found that boys’ behaviour is more strongly influenced by their parents. Additionally, parents are less likely to discipline boys as they see boys as being natural troublemakers (“boys will be boys”).
What did Buchmann et al (2008) find about the gender distribution of reading disabilities like dyslexia.
Boys are more likely to experience them than girls.
What did Lundberg (2017) say about boys’ and girls’ reactions to problems?
Boys are more likely to develop behavioural problems whilst girls are more likely to develop anxiety and depression in response to the same issues.
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