1st Edition

Education, Gender And Anxiety

By Jenny Shaw Copyright 1995
184 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

184 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

184 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

This interdisciplinary text explores the scope for applying psychoanalytical ideas to gender inequalities that are inherent in the educational system. Although modern education aims to egalitarian and meritocratic, it is still true that in most cases it does not improve the life chances of girls to the extent that it ought to, or does for boys. Based on literature gathered from North America,... Read more
Introduction: The Unconscious Curriculum; Education, Feminism and Sociology: Themes, Perspectives and Object Relations; Anxiety and Defence Mechanisms: The Key to Gender in Education?; Parenting and Teaching: Being Emotionally 'In Loco Parentis'; The Unconscious Meanings Of Reading; Curricula and Transitional Objects; Choice, Identity and Polarisation; Who's Afraid of Single Sex Schools: Fears, Fantasies and Divisions; Conclusion.

Biography

Jenny Shaw