Factors that result in gender differences in subject choice
- Created by: annagaskell
- Created on: 07-03-19 11:41
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- factors that result in gender differences in subject choice
- gender socialisation
- learning behaviourexpected of males and females
- girls- caring and sensitive, English and humanities
- boys-science
- murphy and elwood- boys read hobby books, non fiction and information so prefer science, whilst girls read stories and prefer english
- gendered careers
- many jobs seen as mans of womans are dominated by one gender
- vocational courses which prepare you8ung people for specific careers are dominated by one gender
- gendered subject images
- subjects have a gender or image. seen as either malle or female
- sicnece mainly taught by men, textbooks use interests of boys
- masculine- physics,enginerring, maths
- feminine- health and social, art english
- peer pressure
- other boys and girls pressure individuals to confom. boys often opt of of subjects seen as typically female to avoid negative peer response
- Alison dewar- girls who do sport have to deal with being labelled masculine
- peer pressure is not seen in same sex schools
- gender socialisation
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