Sociology- boys and underachievement
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- Boys and achievement
- Boys and literacy
- DCSF 2007- Gender gap in achievement is mainly due to the result of boys poor literacy skills
- Parents spend less time reading with their sons or the mum may do the reading and so becomes a feminine identity
- Boys leisure persuits, such as football, do little to develop language skills
- Girls have a bedroom culture
- Globalisation and the decline of traditional men's jobs
- Since 80s- Decrease in heavy industries due to globalisation
- Mitsos and browne claim that the deline in male employment has led to a crisis of masculinity--> Many men have little prospect to get a proper job
- Undermines self esteem and motivation so give up trying to get qualifications
- Feminisation of education
- Sewell said boys fail as education has become too feminised
- Schools to not nurture masculine traits such as competitiveness and leadership- they celebrate methodical working and attentiveness of girls
- Sewell sees coursework as a major cause of gender differences and argues it should be replaced with final exams
- Also argued by Moir and Moir 1998
- Shortage of male primary school teachers
- Lack of male role models both at home and school is said to be a cause of underachievement in boys.
- Eg. large numbers of boys are being brought up in the 1.5 million female headed lone parent families
- Only 14% of primary school teachers are male
- According to Yougov 2007- 39% of 8-11 year old boys have no lessons with a male teacher
- 42% Boys said male teachers made them work harder
- Argue culture of primary schools have become feminised as a result of being staffed by female teachers
- Lack of male role models both at home and school is said to be a cause of underachievement in boys.
- Policies
- Raising boys achievement project- involves a range of teaching strategies, including single sex teaching
- The national literacy strategy- improving boys reading
- The reading champions scheme uses male role models celebrating their own reading interests
- Playing for success- Uses football and other sports to boost learning skills and motivation
- Dads and sons campaign-encourages fathers to be in their sons education
- Laddish subcultures
- Epstein 1998 found that wc boys are likely to be harassed, labelled as sissies and subjected to homophobic verbal abuse if they appear to be swots
- Francia 2001- finding that boys were more concerned than girls about being labelled as swots by peers
- Because in wc culture, masculinity is equated with being tough and doing manual work
- Untitled
- Moral panic about boys
- critics of feminism argue that policies to promote girls education are no longer needed
- Ringrose 2013- these views that girls 'have it all' and are taking mens jobs have led to a moral panic about boys
- By focusing on failing boys, it ignores wx and minority pupils
- Osler 2006 argues that the focus on underachieving boys has led to the neglect of girls
- Boys and literacy
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