Boys and Achievement 4.0 / 5 based on 6 ratings ? SociologyEducationASAQA Created by: rachel cantwellCreated on: 07-05-14 18:26 The gender gap is a result of... Boys' literacy and language skills (parents spend less time reading to their sons) 1 of 9 How have boys' leisure pursuits influenced achievement? Activities such as football and playing computer games have done little to develop language skills 2 of 9 Mitos and Browne argued that..? A decline in male employment oppertunities has lead to an identity crisis for men 3 of 9 A criticism of Mitos and Browne is..? There was not a decline in skilled jobs which require qualifications, thus there should be no effect on boys' motivations 4 of 9 Sewell argued that..? Education has become feminised and schools do not nurture 'masculine traits' and instead celebrate qualities associated with girls 5 of 9 What has a shortage of male primary teachers led to? A lack of a strong postive male rolemodels both at school and at home 6 of 9 Francis argued that..? Two-thirds of 7-8 year olds believed that teacher gender didn't matter 7 of 9 Francis claimed that..? Boys were more concerned than girls about being labelled by peers as swots because it was more of a threat to their masculinity 8 of 9 Who claimed that laddish culture was becoming increasingly more widespread and why? Francis - because females are getting careers and males respond by over-exaggerating thier masculinity 9 of 9
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