Gender and Educational Achievement a) Explain what is meant by “peer-group status”. (2 Marks) Peer-group status is being seen as “big” or important in the eyes of friends and other people around you. b) Suggest three ways in which teaching might be altered to favour boys. (6 Marks) Three ways in which teaching can be altered to favour boys are:- * Include practical work to make sure they understand the work. * offering extra credit or chances unequally between males and females
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The gender stereotypes portrayed in children’s and adolescences media seem to show less in programming than in advertising. I decided to watch the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon for my Media observations because they hosted such popular shows as Sponge Bob –Square-Pants‚ iCarly‚ Hannah Montana‚ etc. I choose these popular shows for their large audience‚ and wanted to see what kind of Media the majority of America’s youth was sucking in. Using the social learning theory for gender development
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"MEN ARE FROM MARS‚ WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN COMMUNICATION" Men and women typically use different discourse strategies in communication‚ and‚ in general‚ women’s linguistic behavior is disadvantageous compared to men’s. This paper will attempt to demonstrate this fact‚ through the many stereotypes observed in Western society‚ which influence our perceptions‚ and may lead to actual gender differences. Despite these assumptions‚ it has been proven through countless studies‚
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Media and Beauty Conformity Women have and will always be hard on themselves; not just with day to day life but body images. Present day technology is making this situation 10 times more problematic than in previous years. Now with the new advances in photo shop and forever changing standard for “thin”; women around the country are struggling with their body image and self confidence. As stated by Germane Greer; “thirty years ago it was enough to look beautiful; now a woman has to have a tight
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men for information and resources. Over time this led to the development of gender roles‚ or societal norms that dictate the types of behaviors which are generally acceptable for people based on their biological sex. Masculine behaviors are usually associated with strength‚ aggression‚ and dominance—while feminine roles are usually associated with passivity‚ nurturing‚ and subordination. It is important to note that gender and sex are distinct concepts: sex refers to the biological
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Gender/Identity Disorder Have you ever woke up and felt like you were trapped in the wrong body? What if you appeared‚ to the rest of the world‚ as a certain “identity‚” while you felt completely different on the inside? You were classified as male or female by your anatomical sex while your gender may be identified as the opposite. This perplex state of mind has been labeled gender maps‚ by John Money‚ as “an entity‚ template‚ or schema within the mind and brain that codes masculinity and femininity
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Gender and Family Izzy Axia College of University of Phoenix There are many factors involved when trying to research patterns of delinquency between males and females. Males are more likely to be more aggressive and form no attachments to others. Boys from an early onset are taught to be strong and independent‚ as for girls they are taught to loving and princess like. Boys as they start getting older become more aggressive and more likely to retaliate in a bad situation (Wadsworth‚ 2005)
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Gender Schemas: Effects on Individuals and Society A person’s gender schema affects how they treat all other people regardless of age‚ race‚ or social position; because we assume that everyone fits into one of two categories: male or female. There are other cultures that do not have a binary gender schema‚ and allow people to occupy a “third position” combining traits that Americans would see as male or female. It is unfortunate that gender schemas are so restrictive and create expectations
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The argument in the text is “For men‚ success or failure as an athlete can be a major part of a man’s identity..... knowing about and participating in sports is an important source of men’s gender socialization....the attitude that “sports builds character” runs deep in American culture..... Sports are considered to be where one learns to be a man.”(Anderson and Taylor) In the Andersen text it states that “for most men‚ playing or watching sports is often the context for developing relationships
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Most women have a more well-rounded education than their male counterparts. According to a Info Security article‚ "Gender inequality Runs Rampant in Cybersecurity"‚ Seals assumed that 51% of women received a graduate degree while 45% of the male population has the same degree (Seals). This means women have different skillsets that could help them become candidates for
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