SOC 603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Assertiveness, Bsc Young Boys

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 603
• Professor: Sean Hillier

Document Summary

Physical education and sex ed is split between females and males. In teachers (how teachers can be gender biased and how it impacts youth) Bias in school sport (as a whole, recreationally and classroom setting of physical ed) Impact of bias (success of women versus men, or boys versus girls) Percentage of elementary school boys regards athletics as the best part of being male? (get to come to school and be a part of athletics- what % of boys have this mindset) In 1972 the longest race allowed for women in the olympics was the 1500m. A holdover from the belief that females could not physically or mentally cope with the competitive demands of longer events. A common response from teachers when asked about gender inequity in classrooms is that they treat all their students the same. There are two problems with this statement: students are diverse and have different learning issues, teachers may be ignoring their unconscious gender.