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Assess Sociological explanations of increasing educational underachievement among boys in contemporary Britain
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Assess Sociological explanations of increasing educational underachievement among boys in contemporary Britain When talking about the fact that females 'out do' males in the classroom it is not simply a case of 'boys doing badly, girls doing well'. The relationship between gender and attainment is much more complex; It is not the same in all subjects- boys perform slightly better in GCSE math's than girls, it can not be applied to all levels of education, particularly university where the drop out rate is higher amongst girls and also it has changed throughout history. Many different reasons are behind the different levels of achievement, for instance the Hidden Curriculum, 'Laddish Culture', Biology and changing attitudes. In 2003, 57.8% of girls got five A*-C grades compared to 47.5% of boys.1 Which shows just how dramatic the difference is in the gender gap. The schooling system has changed dramatically to reach what it is...
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