Gender Case Studies Flashcards

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Youdell

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2000

Educational triage, C/D economy

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Browne

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2008

Rollercoaster of achievement by gender

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Mitsos & Browne

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1998

Service sector = feminised career opportunities

Crisis in masculinity

Girls more organised, neat, better listening/speaking skills

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4
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McRobbie

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1994

More strong female role models compared to 70s (Jackie Magazine)

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5
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Webb

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2008

70% of women in work, expected to work now

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Lobban

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1974/76

Girls in stories are studious and quiet, boys boisterous and loud

2/225 books didn’t show women in domestic roles

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Francis

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2001

More women in professional jobs = role models

Boys receive more attention in class but usually discipline

Boys labelled as swots may reject school values

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8
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Weiner

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1995

Gender stereotypes removed from textbooks, more positive female imagery now

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9
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Groddal

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1994

Boys boisterous - negative attention

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10
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Gorard

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2005

Coursework increased the gender gap of attainment

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Why are girls supposedly better suited to coursework?

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Mitsos and Browne - girls are neater, more organised, better at speaking and listening

Barber 1996 - boys overestimate their abilities

Licht and Dweck 1987 - girls less confident

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12
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Epstein

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1998

Laddish subcultures attack boys for working hard - labelled swots

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13
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Stanworth

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1983

Boys blame others for their failures

FE teachers care more about boys, more likely to know their names

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14
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Kelly

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1979

Science dominated by male teachers

Boys monopolise equipment

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15
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Goddard-Spear

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1984

STEM teachers:
49% - girls less practical
42% - men’s careers more important
29% - women belong in the home

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16
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Ross

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1991

More comfortable within “gender domain”

17
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Sewell

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Feminised curriculum alienates boys

18
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Mac an Ghail

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Boys who try are seen as feminine by other boys