Gender Differences and Achievement
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- Gender Differences and Achievement
- Why Girls Achieve
- Why Boys Under Achieve
- Laddish Subcultures
- Masculinity is formed in school and boys don't want to be labelled as gay
- Boys and literacy
- The gender Gap is mainly due to the boys poor literacy skills
- according to the DCSF (2007)
- Its mothers who do most of the reading to young children so its seen as a more feminine thing
- In addition boys leisure pursuits such as football and video games don't help their communication skills
- Whereas girls have a bedroom culture which is based on staying in and talking with friends
- In addition boys leisure pursuits such as football and video games don't help their communication skills
- Its mothers who do most of the reading to young children so its seen as a more feminine thing
- according to the DCSF (2007)
- The gender Gap is mainly due to the boys poor literacy skills
- Laddish Subcultures
- (1994) Sue Sharpe interviewed girls in the 70's and 90's
- She found that girls in the 70's had low asperations and saw success as unfeminie
- Whereas girls in the 90's were more career driven
- She found that girls in the 70's had low asperations and saw success as unfeminie
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