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Explanations for improvements in girls' achievements
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A - Level Sociology (Education ) Mind Map on Explanations for improvements in girls' achievements, created by Yasmine King on 17/06/2017.
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Explanations for improvements in girls' achievements
Changes in attitude
Sharpe
Girls priorities and aspirations have changed from 70's to the 90's
Francis and Skelton
Girls saw their futures identities in terms of careers rather than seeking employment as a stop gap between marriage
Beck
Risk society- girls are more 'individualised' and focus more on their own needs- self sufficiency
Equal opportunity programmes
Mitsos and Browne
State programmes have improved things for girls
Equal Pay Act 1970
GIST/ WISE
Arnot
Growing numbers of female teachers providing positive role models for girls to encourage success
Girls socialise in bedrooms
Home environment is more conducive to learning
McRobbie
Bedroom culture
Oakley
4 key processes- the feminine traits produced are conducive to learning
Feminisation of the workplace
Mac an Ghail
Traditional manual jobs have gone
Mitsos and Browne
State the above have been replaced with service sector work
Changes in the education system
McRobbie and Oakley
This could be linked to gender socialisation being organised etc
Education Reform Act
Saw the introduction of coursework subjects
GIST / WISE
Aimed to get girls into traditionally masculine subjects
The women's movement and Feminism
Sharpe
Girls aspirations have changed from 70's to 90's
Mitsos and Browne
Feminism has raised expectations and self esteem, women are more likely to aspire for more
Arnott
Growing number of female teachers providing positive role models for girls to encourage success
Equal Pay Act 1970 + Sew Discrimination Act 1975
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Underachieving Girls
Archer
Sexualised hyer feminine girls, feel it is more important to look good for boys. Achieving is not the priority
Jackson
Laddettes girls form subcultures and underachieve
Subject choice
Skelton
Patriarchal curriculum
Kelly
Science is packaged for boys
Colley
Subject preferences
Social class and ethnic divisions
Jackson
Girls are resisting patriarchy those who do this do not achieve (Working Class)
Mirza
Resisting labels from teachers. They try to do well in spite
Hendessi
Ignored as they do not cost the government money
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