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Summary A Level AQA Sociology- Education (Gender- Boys and achievement)
Detailed notes on the education topic of A level sociology, including many key studies/sociologists
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GENDER- BOYS AND ACHIEVEMENT LITERACY
What is mainly the result of boys' poorer literacy
and language skills according to the DCSF?
o The gender gap
o Why?
Parents may spend less time reading to
their sons
Another may be that it is mothers who do
most of the reading to young children,
who thus come to see reading as a
feminine activity
Boys' leisure pursuits such as football, do
little to help develop their language and
communication skills
By contrast, girls tend to have a 'bedroom
culture' centred on staying in and talking
with friends
, Poor language and literacy skills are likely
to affect boys' performance across a wide
range of subjects
In response to this problem, the government...
o Have introduced a range of policies to improve
boys' skills
o e.g. ‘Reading Champions’ shows male role
models reading
GLOBALISATON AND THE DECLINE OF
TRADITIONAL MEN'S JOBS
Mitsos and Browne claim that...
o The decline in male employment
opportunities has led to an 'identity crisis for
men'
o Many boys now believe that they have little
prospect of getting a proper job
o This undermines their motivation and self-
esteem and so they give up trying to get
qualifications
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