Choose the correct answer for each question. You should aim for 90% or more for this quiz

1. In the 19th century, it was seen as "unnatural" for girls to go to university. What sort of statement was this? (choose ONE answer)

   1.   ?    Cultural
   2.   ?    Biological/psychological
   3.   ?    Functionalist

2. Which of the following is NOT a sociological explanation of gender differences in education (choose ONE answer)

   1.   ?    Men and women are socialised into different attitudes in early childhood at home. This affects how they behave at school
   2.   ?    Teachers expect less of boys than of girls
   3.   ?    Girls are better at subjects based on language because they have different mental abilities

3. True or false? Sociological research has identified several different barriers to girls being successful at school

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

4. Girls do well at school, although Michelle Stanworth and other researchers have found that teachers have lower expectations of girls than boys. This is an example of .....? (choose ONE answer)

   1.   ?    Resistance
   2.   ?    Determinism
   3.   ?    A self-fulfilling prophecy

5. Which of the following may explain why boys are falling behind girls at school? (you need to decide how many of the responses are correct)

   1. Changes in the labour market
   2. Changes in family life
   3. Anti-school masculine peer groups
   Is this the right answer

6. Which ONE of the following statements is true of the impact of gender on educational success?

   1. Gender is more important than class or ethnicity
   2. Gender is less important than class but more important than ethnicity
   3. Gender is less important than either class or ethnicity
   Is this the right answer

7. Which GCSE subject has the highest percentage of boys entering? (choose ONE answer)

   1. Chemistry
   2. Physical Education
   3. Physics
   Is this the right answer

8. Mac an Ghaill (The Making of Men) found that teachers preferred one form of masculinity in the school he studied. Which ONE of the following was this?

   1. Macho anti-school boys
   2. Academic achievers
   3. Homosexual pupils
   Is this the right answer

9. True or false? There is one sociological explanation for why boys under-achieve

   1. False
   2. True
   Is this the right answer

10. True or false? Changes in society outside school are unlikely to affect girls' attitudes to education

    1. False
    2. True
    Is this the right answer