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Summary A Level AQA Sociology- Education (Gender differences in subject choices)

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Detailed notes on the education topic of A level sociology, including many key studies/sociologists

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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SUBJECT CHOICE

 GENDER ROLE SOCIALISATION

o Norman notes that from an early age...
 Boys and girls are dressed differently,

given different toys and encouraged to
take part in different activities

o Byrne shows that teachers...

 Encourage boys to be tough and show
initiative and not be weak or behave like
'sissies'

 Girls are expected to be quiet, helpful,
clean and tidy

o Murphy and Elwood show how these lead to
different subject choices:

 Boys read hobby books and information
texts

 Girls are more likely to read stories about
people

,  This helps to explain why boys prefer
science subjects and why girls prefer
subjects such as English

o Gender domains

 Browne and Ross - The tasks and activities
that boys and girls see as male or female

 Murphy found that boys and girls...

 Pay attention to different details
when even tackling the same task

 Girls tend to focus more on how
people feel

 Boys focus on how things are made
and work

 Helps to explain why girls choose
humanities and arts subjects, while
boys choose science

 GENDERED SUBJECT IMAGES

o Kelly argues that science is seen as a boys'
subject for many reasons:

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