Discuss the concept of ‘the gender gap’ and its adequacy in representing gendered differences in school level attainment. The gender gap is “the discrepancy in opportunities‚ status‚ attitudes‚ etc.‚ between men and women” (Oxford dictionary‚ 2012) which still exists in the ever equalizing world in which we live in today. The gender gap appears in several areas in society such as in politics‚ employment and education although gender inequalities have the biggest impact on education policies (Marsh
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Gender Bias in Sports Athletics is one field where non-traditional roles are both applauded and derided by society. The lines that separate the sexes in sport have been historically rooted in society’s way of thinking‚ and though these lines have lately begun to fade‚ they are still embedded in the attitudes of the majority of the public. Women and men alike have been and still are seated in their respective sports without much room or access to cross that gender line. These limitations take various
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Using the concepts of sex and gender discuss particular example of inequality that exists in modern society. Gender inequality in terms of the different socially accepted displays of aggression from male and female professional athletes Roberta Sassatelli (2010) argues that in the modern Western society sport is the fastest way in which a man or a woman can earn social recognition and respect‚ allowing a person to climb the social ladder in a relatively short period of time compared to people
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perception of gender and identity. The ostentatious playing with cultural conventions and assumptions related to sexual relationships and the female body‚ constitutes a sociocritical statement‚ which is artistically wrapped up in a melodramatic love affair. It challenges the conventional bina ry gender system‚ although‚ at the same time‚ it seems itself trapped in this system. In this paper I want to explore the representation of body‚ gender‚ and identity. Chapter 2 deals with the issue of gender roles
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Single Gender Classrooms The option to create single gender classrooms in this district is completely at the discretion of the school board as per the wishes of the parent stakeholders. It is not to be considered mandatory and students only participate if their parents have agreed to this model of classroom instruction. There is evidence of great success in schools that use single gender classrooms. Evidence to support this approach can be found in the narrowing of achievement gaps traditionally
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ASSESS THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CONFLICT THEORY IN EXPLAINING STRATIFICATION. ‘Stratification’ is a term used to characterize a structure of inequality where individuals occupy differentiated structural positions and the positions are situated in layers (or strata) that are ranked hierarchically according to broadly recognized standards .( Durlauf 1999) The conflict theory in relation to social stratification argues that stratification‚”reflects the distribution of power in society and is therefore
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Is it Anyways? Gender is a very interesting thing. Most things‚ you are able to decide on your own as you grow up and see new things in the world‚ but gender is something that is determined before you are born and is not decided by you‚ your parents or anyone. It is a crazy to think to yourself how life would be different if you were the opposite gender. Some people would love that‚ and for others that could be the last thing they want. The roles are very different for each gender‚ and the males
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The Social Construction of Gender It is obvious boys and girls are different from the moment they are born. They have both genetic and biological differences‚ they are born a certain sex‚ either male or female (or sometimes a combination of both). Of course there are other differences between a boy and a girl but what are the influences? Are all the differences from the moment they are born or are there other factors that make us into who we are‚ into what gender we are. Sex is something you are
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In society‚ gender is a structure that divides work in the home and economic production which then creates those in authority and organizes sexuality (Lorber 1994). Even in societies where there are less defined gender boundaries there is still separation between genders. This spatial separation of men and women does reinforce the gendered difference‚ identity‚ and behavior (Lorber 1994). This spatial separation seems to have progressed throughout human evolution from chimpanzees to modern day humans
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“Why is there gender disparity at the highest levels of companies ? What evidence is there that this is bad for business? What can companies do to increase gender parity?” In every country‚ organisations are trying to attract high skilled workers for the future .To develop and retain the best talent‚ is the most important aspect of every company. Gender disparity still exists in companies. Especially women as they are the ones who are not treated equally. According to Professor Susan Vinn (2012)
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