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Boys and Reading: Gender Stereotyping
Term Paper # 103033
Boys and Reading: Gender Stereotyping
A discussion on the underperformance of boys when they learn to read in comparison to girls.
2,469 words (approx. 9.9 pages) |
11 sources |
MLA | 2008
Paper Summary:
This paper discusses the underperformance of boys at reading and language skills in comparison to girls. The essay provides a critical exploration of the issues in the debate, and argues the thesis that the underperformance of boys at reading and language skills in comparison to girls is a consequence of systemic gender stereotyping in our society as a whole.Outline:
Introduction
Boys and Reading: The Critical Context
Boys and Reading: The Stereotype
Boys and Reading: What Can Educators Do?
Analysis
From the Paper:
"Among contemporary teaching professionals, one of the most compelling issues of our time is that of the underperformance of boys at reading and language skills in comparison to girls. This is a particularly controversial issue, as it follows upon a very similar concern in the discipline some years before regarding the underperformance of girls in particular subjects. Moreover, as any review of the literature on the subject will reveal, the complex and controversial issues of gender stereotyping, and how we as a society understand, construct and/or shape masculinity, lie at the core of the debate."Sample of Sources Used:
- Brozo, William. "Bridges to Literacy for Boys." Educational Leadership. September (2006): 71-74.
- Gates, A. "Sex Differences in Reading Ability." Elementary School Journal. 61 (1961): 431-434.
- Hamston, Julie and Love, Kristina. "Voicing Resistance: Adolescent Boys and the Cultural Practice of Leisure Reading." Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education." 26.2 (2005): 183-202.
- Hunsader, Patricia. "Why Boys Fail: Unlearned Literacy." The Education Digest. December, 2002: 2-31.
- Martino, Wayne. "Boys, Masculinities and Literacy: Addressing the Issues." Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. 26.3 (2003): 9-27.
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APA Citation:
Boys and Reading: Gender Stereotyping (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Boys-and-Reading-Gender-Stereotyping/103033
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"Boys and Reading: Gender Stereotyping" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Boys-and-Reading-Gender-Stereotyping/103033>
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