Topic 4- Gender and Education- Achievement Sociologists

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Studied magazines for teen girls in 1970s and present-day- 70s magazines promoted marriage and finding husbands, but current ones depict independent women
McRobbies
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Noticed gender differences in achievement dropped sharply with introduction of GCSE qualification in 1989
Gorard
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Argues girls are better at coursework thanks to pre-socialised organisation skills, therefore benefitting achievement
Mitsos Browne
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Found boys attracted more teacher attention, mostly in the form of reprimands
French French
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Found that boys dominate class discussion whereas girls prefer pair and group work. Girls take turns whereas boys interrupt
Swann
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Says marketisation viewing girls as 'ideal' and boys as lesser has created a self-fulfilling prophecy
Jackson
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Conducted longitudinal study on girls' ambitions; found in the 70s were love and household-based, and in the 90s were career-based
Sharpe
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Found boys attracted more teacher attention, mostly in the form of reprimands

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Found that boys dominate class discussion whereas girls prefer pair and group work. Girls take turns whereas boys interrupt

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