Feminists

Cards (18)

  • What do feminists agree with functionalists and Marxists about education?
    It transmits patriarchal values
  • How do Heaton and Lawson (1996) argue education teaches patriarchal values?
    Through formal and hidden curricula
  • What does the hidden curriculum include according to Heaton and Lawson?
    Gender stereotypes in school settings
  • What significant advances have been made in education due to feminism?
    Girls outperform boys and more equality exists
  • According to Michelle Stanworth (1983), what do teachers have higher expectations of?
    Boys compared to girls
  • What do radical feminists argue about the education system?
    It is fundamentally patriarchal
  • How does the education system marginalize women according to radical feminists?
    By imposing gender norms on children
  • What do girls perceive by the time they leave school according to radical feminists?
    Sexism and patriarchy as normal
  • What major problem in schools does Kat Banyard (2011) highlight?
    Sexual harassment
  • How do Black and minority ethnic girls experience education differently?
    They face specific stereotypes and assumptions
  • What did Heidi Safia Mirza (1992) find about Black girls in education?
    They are aware of teacher labelling
  • How do Black girls respond to low expectations from teachers?
    They are determined to prove teachers wrong
  • What is a notable trend in the education sector regarding gender?
    It is increasingly female-dominated
  • What does the education system produce regarding gender performance?
    Girls succeed while boys underperform
  • What does Michelle Stanworth's research suggest about higher education trends?
    More girls are going into higher education
  • What significant issue persists despite advances in education for women?
    The gender pay gap and glass ceiling
  • What societal roles do women still predominantly take on according to the study material?
    Childcare and part-time work
  • How does the education system socialize girls and boys?
    Into thinking traditional roles are normal