Gender issues

¡°Choose one aspect of the course and find an article or chapter from the reading list and critique it. You must draw out the key points and analyse the argument ¡°.


Gender issues cover the movement of feminism, putting emphasis on the impact male dominance has had on society. For this critique I have chosen to focus on the importance of establishing equality in education. I have chosen a chapter from Pamela Abbot and Clair Wallace¡¯s book ¡°An introduction to sociology (Feminist perspectives)
The reason I chose this particular aspect of Gender issues is because I believe education is one of the main factors affecting gender relations. It also has a great impact on decisions concerning the labour market.
The chapter puts forward the idea that the education system helps construct a gender divided society, ¡°¡­girls are not only disadvantaged in the educational system, but that it is there that they learn to be subordinate and to accept dominant ideologies¡±
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