GENDER DIFFERENCES : SUBJECT CHOICE

Boys and girls tend to follow different ______ ______ when choosing their subjects

In the National Curriculum there are some options in what subjects you can take. Give an example of where this is different for boys and girls.

Give some examples of the gender differences in subject choice in post-16 education (A-levels and Uni)

In what type of subjects is the gender segregation at its greatest?

What are the four factors responsible for explaining gender differences in subject choice?

What does gender role socialisation include?

From an early age, boys and girls are _______ differently

In the family how are girls and boys rewarded differenly?

Who found that at school, teachers expected boys to be tough and show initiative while they expected girls to be quiet, helpful, tidy etc?

How do Murphey and Elwood argue that leisure reading effects subject choice?

What are gender domains?

How are these views shaped?

Who found that when given an open-ended task of designing a boat, boys designed powerboats and battleships while girls designed cruise ships?

What does this reflect?

How does this affect subject choice?

Subjects that are seen as either male or female are said to have a ______ _____

Given this, why is science usually taken by boys?

What factor also links to gender domains and subject image?

What are gendered careers and give some examples