EDUC106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sexual Attraction, Heterosexuality, Hegemonic Masculinity

• School: Macquarie University
• Department: Teacher Education
• Course: EDUC106
• Professor: All

Document Summary

* media as a window of what these issues are: * homophobic violence, discrimination and vilification, bullying in schools is exceptionally high. * long term impact of this: depression, suicide, substance abuse. * ^ many of these issues are surrounded by students sexuality. * pre service teachers tend to rely on personal experiences and hearsay to form their opinions and biases around difference without a critical understanding of power relations (robinson and. * some of the ways that structures and practices within schools continue to install and perpetuate understandings and practices of gender (keddie, 2005) * expectation that boys will be naughty, discipline differences. * teachers must learn to recognise and eliminate gender bias, because it can limit students ambitions and accomplishments (frawley, 2005) * consider how gendered constructions impact on the lives of our students. * consider how constructions impact the life trajectories of young people today. * reflect on your own understanding, values and beliefs about gender.