The Construction of Physics as a Quintessentially Masculine Subject: Young People’s Perceptions of Gender Issues in Access to Physics

The present article investigates explanations for gendered trends in Physics and Engineering access, reporting findings from a large-scale study funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and drawing primarily on data from interviews with 132 15–16 year-old adolescents and their parents....

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Published in:	Sex roles Vol. 76; no. 3-4; pp. 156 - 174
Main Authors:	Francis, Becky, Archer, Louise, Moote, Julie, DeWitt, Jen, MacLeod, Emily, Yeomans, Lucy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01.02.2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescents Behavioral Science and Psychology Careers Citizen Participation Compulsory Education Cultural Capital Data collection Discourse analysis Discrimination Education policy Educational Policy Engineering Equality Ethnicity Females Gender Discrimination Gender equity Gender Issues Gender Studies Individualized Instruction Masculinity Mathematics Activities Medicine/Public Health Narratives Original Original Article Parents & parenting Physical sciences Physics Politics of Education Psychology Science education Scientific Literacy Sex Fairness Sexes Sexism Social Class Social Status Sociology STEM Education White Students Working women Young Adults Youth United Kingdom > UK United States > US Masculinity Femininity Gender equality Education policy Gender Physics STEM
ISSN:	0360-0025, 1573-2762
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