Gender differences in subject choice
- Created by: Paulhowe03
- Created on: 23-02-21 18:51
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- Gender differences in subject choice
- Gendered subject image
- Certain subjects are identified with gender such as Science for boys English for girls
- This could be because Science teachers are normally men and English teachers are normally women
- Examples used in textbooks could be aimed towards a certain gender like having cars are football in a typically boys subject textbook
- Certain subjects are identified with gender such as Science for boys English for girls
- Gender identity peer pressure
- Pupils seek approval from others regarding there GCSE choice
- Girls might choose Dance or History
- Boys might choose Sport or Engineering
- Pupils seek approval from others regarding there GCSE choice
- Gendered career opportunities
- Jobs are highly gendered
- Men consider childcare as a girls job they wont consider it as an option
- Over 50% of all female work fall within 4 groups. Clinical, secretarial, personal (nurse) or cleaning
- Female jobs are similar to housewife roles
- Jobs are highly gendered
- Gender domains (tasks seen as male or female)
- Boys tend to study about how things work DT/ science
- Girls tend to study topics about people/ feels/ beliefs
- Gender role socialisation
- Murphy
- Boys read hobby books/ info books and girls read stories about people which is why boys prefer Science and girls like English
- Murphy
- Gendered subject image
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