
Explaining Boys’ Underachievement
Quiz
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Social Studies
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10th Grade
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Hard
Neil Robertson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The term “crisis of masculinity” refers to the way:
traditional male industrial jobs have vanished, weakening boys’ belief that education leads to worthwhile work
girls now outperform boys academically
competitive school sport has declined
discipline policies have become harsher for boys
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Carolyn Jackson, boys adopt “laddish” behaviour mainly to:
gain praise from teachers
keep the approval of male peers by challenging authority and avoiding schoolwork
improve their coursework marks
reduce the risk of exclusion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sociologist’s study is most closely associated with laddish subcultures in schools?
Sue Sharpe
Tony Sewell
Carolyn Jackson
Basil Bernstein
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Critics of the feminisation of schooling argue that boys are disadvantaged because assessment now relies more on:
multiple-choice tests
end-of-year written exams only
oral presentations
coursework, at which girls tend to excel
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One aspect of feminisation is that primary schools are staffed mainly by:
female teachers, leaving some boys without daily male role models
male headteachers
classroom assistants
external mentors
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Girls currently outperform boys:
only at A-level
at every stage from primary school to university
only at GCSE
nowhere—the gap has closed
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The disappearance of coal-mining, steel and similar work has most affected:
middle-class neighbourhoods
upper-class rural areas
working-class communities, undermining boys’ faith in schooling
all social classes equally
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