Sociology Gender in School A level

According to ? (2002) working class girls were likely to be faced with precarious positions in the labour market so turn to motherhood as the only other option.

• O'connor

• Biggart

• Fuller

• Reay

Who (1998) suggests that girls aspirations reflect their social class and job opportunity.

• Reay

• Fuller

• Beck

• Sharpe

Who (2006) found that children aged 14 - 17 did not consider marriage as a major life plan?

• O'connor

• Beck

• Reay

• Biggart

When was the equal pay act?

• 1970

• 1980

• 1990

• 1965

Who (1994) Studied magazines covers depicting women's position. In the 1970s there was emphasis on women getting married, However, now women are depicted as independent?

• McRobbie

• McDaddy

• McConnor

• McTomany

Who 1993, analysed class room interaction, they found that boys received more attention because they received more reprimands.

• French

• German

• Francis

• Swann

Who (2001)found that while boys got more attention, they where disciplined more harshly and felt picked on by teachers, who tended to have lower expectations of them?

• Francis

• Swann

• French

• German

Who found (1998) gender differences in communication styles. Boys dominate in whole class discussions, where as girls prefer pair work and group work and are better at listening and cooperation?

• Swann

• Francis

• French

• Reay

Who (2005)found that the gender gap in achievement was fairly constant from 1975 until 1989 when it increased sharply. This was the year in which GCSE was introduced, bringing with it coursework as a major part of nearly all subjects. He said that the gender gap in achievement is a “product of the changed system of assessment rather than a more general failing of boys”.

• Gorard

• Jackson

• Colley

• Ross

Which one of these sociologists do not talk about gender role socialisation?

• Norman

• Elwood

• Byrne

• Kelly