WOMEN AND MEN:
SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE CLASSROOM-Maman 14
Pre-Reading Read the subtitles and paragraph 1.

1 .  The following words are in the text.  Match the synonyms.
(One of the words on the left has two synonyms.) f 1.
kindergarten g 2 label B+d 3. prejudice e 4. sex a 5. skill c 6. syllabus a.
ability b.
bias c.
curriculum d.
discrimination e. gender f. preschool g.
stereotype (3   points)
2 .   What is the purpose of this chapter?
To  examine  how men and women are socialized and the role of teachers in providing an equitable education for both sexes.
                                                                                                 (6 points) Read paragraphs
2 – 4.

3 .     List three ways which illustrate the differences in the ways parents interact with their infant sons and their infant daughters? /// (6 points)
4 .         What idea do the examples in paragraph 4 support?
About the Different treatment of the sexes and sex role stereotyping continue in early childhood.
(6 points) Read paragraphs 5-8.
5.         List two ways in which school materials “foster gender biases”.

1 .    Most of the textbooks produced for the early grades before 1970 portrayed both males and females in sexually stereotyped roles
2 .    Materials for the later grades often omitted women altogether from illustrations and text.
(6 points)
6 .        Read and compare the findings of the two studies (from 1975 and 1990) that use the Women on Words and Images design.
(Note:  You need to integrate information from paragraph 5 and paragraph 6) a.   In what way were the findings different?
In 1975 stories were males or male animals four times larger than the females stories. While in 1990 the stories of male and female characters were worth about b.   In what way were the findings similar?
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