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In the National Curriculum |
-Core subjects remain the same -Significant differences in subjects allowing choice -E.g. in technology boys will choose resistant materials and girls choose food tech |
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In post 16 education |
-Greater amounts of choice leads to bigger differences in subject choice -Boys tend to opt for science and maths -Girls tend to opt for languages and English -Trend continues into higher education |
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In vocational subjects |
-Sees greatest amount of gender differences -1% of construction apprentices are female |
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Explanations for differences in subject choice |
-Early socialisation -Gendered subject images -Peer pressure -Gendered career opportunities |
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Early socialisation |
-Girls and boys socialised differently within family, boys praised for being active while girls are praised for being passive -Bryne found that teachers expect boys to be tough and show initiative while girls are to be quiet and helpful -Murphy and Elwood found that boys read hobby books as such get into science where as girls read stories and get into English |
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Gendered subject image |
-Subjects are seen to be either male or female suited and resources/staff reflect that -In science the majority of teachers are male and textbooks show images of males -Causes the subject to be seen as masculine and part of the male gender domain |
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Peer pressure |
-Others of the same gender will pressure individuals to conform to the gender norms -Boys will often opt out of music due to the negative peer response while girls in sport are labelled as 'butch' |
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Gendered careers |
-Many jobs are seen to be either masculine or feminine and are dominated by a certain gender -E.g. nursing seen as feminine |
