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Boys' Underachievement (Literacy (DCSF (2007)- The gender gap is…
Boys' Underachievement
Literacy
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Mother's do more reading, making boys see it as feminine.
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Leisure activities, i.e. football don't help communication.
Globalisation
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Globalisation of the economy has lead to the manufacturing industry relocating to developing countries such as China for cheap labour.
Mitsos and Browne- Decline in male opportunities had led to an ‘identity crisis of men' as boys give up on getting qualifications.
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Laddish subcultures
Epstein (1998)- Working-class boys are likely to be harassed, labelled as sissies and subjected to homophobic verbal abuse if they appear to be 'swoots'.
Francis (2001)- Boys were more concerned than girls about being labelled as their masculinity was threatened.
Moral panic about boys
Ringrose (2013)- Fear that underachieving working-class boys will grow up to become a dangerous, unemployable underclass that threatens social stability.