masculinity, place, and the gender gap in education
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Morris, Edward W.
- Publish Year
- 2012
- Shelfmark
- VS 21 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- voortgezet onderwijs, scholieren, jongens, meisjes, man vrouw verschillen, sociale klasse, etniciteit, steden, platteland, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- The author analyzes ethnographic data on the purported gender gap between boys and girls in educational achievement at two low-income high schools—one rural and predominantly white, the other urban and mostly African American. He deals with questions such as: Why did boys tend to show less interest in and more defiance toward school? Why did girls significantly outperform boys at both schools? Why did people at the schools still describe boys as especially 'smart'? The author argues that race, class and geographical experiences shape masculinity and femininity in ways that affect academic performance.