Flashcards
BOYS UNDER-ACHIEVEMENT SCLY2
Cards in this deck (21)
- 1One reason for boys lagging behind is their poorer _______ skillsLiteracy
- 2Give two reasons why boys might have poorer literacy skills- Parents spend less time reading to sons (mainly mothers who read to young children - seen as a feminine activity)
- Boys' leisure interests e.g sport, computer games don't encourage language and communication skills while girls 'bedroom culture' does - 3What has globalisation lead to?Much manufacturing industry moving to developing countries - decline in heavy industries e.g ship building, mining
- 4What do some critics argue the resulting decline in male opportunities has lead to?A male 'identity crisis' - loss of motivation and self-esteem
Boys see little prospect of getting jobs and so dont try to get qualifications - 5Who argues that boys fall behind at school because education has been feminised?Sewell
- 6Give some examples of 'masculine traits' that schools no longer nurtureCompetitiveness and leadership
- 7Some argue that the introduction of _________ has feminised assessment and this disadvantages boysCoursework
- 8How many primary teachers are male?1 in 6
- 9What percentage of 8-11 year olds have no lessons with a male teacher?over 60%
- 10What idea may this give boys?That education is a female activity
- 11What does the increase in the number of female-headed lone parent families mean many boys grow up without?A positive male role model
- 12What would this positive role model usually do?Go out to work to support the family
- 13How does the lack of a male role model affect boys achievement in the education system?They don't see the value of employment - therefore don't see the value of gaining qualifications
- 14Which two studies found that there is pressure on boys to demonstrate their masculinity and be 'anti-school'?Francis
Espstein - 15Which of the two found that boys were more concerned than girls about being labelled by peers as 'swots'?Fracis
- 16What was the reason Francis gave for this?The label of a 'swot' threatens their masculine identity
- 17What do working class culture see non-manual work (school work) as?Effeminate and inferior
- 18What did Epstein's study of pro-school working-class boys find?They were likely to be harassed and labelled as 'gay' and other verbally abusive terms
- 19What do boys become as girls move into traditionally masculine areas such as paid work?More 'laddish' in attempt to identify themselves as non-feminine and this leads to underachievement
- 20Concerns about boys under-achievement has lead to the introduction of policies. Give some examples.Reading Champions
Playing for Success
Raising Boys Achievement project - 21What do all these policies have in common?They use boys leisure interests and famous role models to try to improve boys literacy skills and motivate them to succeed
Information
- Description
- A-Level AS AQA SOCIOLOGY (Flashcards) Flashcards on BOYS UNDER-ACHIEVEMENT SCLY2, created by ashiana121 on 19/05/2015.
- Created by
- ashiana121
- Views
- 43
- Tags
- Rating