SOC275H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Blonde Stereotype, Bsc Young Boys, Hypergamy
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Until the 19th century, children received very little formal education, higher education was not familiar to most people except those of elite status and religious; the idea of highly educated people (women) was linked to being masculine. Since the late 19th century, education has been very limited by sex and class ie. only upper-class boys and men attended school and this was to foster the british colonial manhood and christian morality. U of t (cid:449)as fou(cid:374)ded i(cid:374) 1(cid:1012)(cid:1008)(cid:1007) (cid:271)ut o(cid:374)l(cid:455) allo(cid:449)ed (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) i(cid:374) 1(cid:1012)(cid:1012)(cid:1008); e(cid:448)e(cid:374) the(cid:374), (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)e(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t allo(cid:449)ed to sit i(cid:374) lectures but could take tests and graduate. Women entered university under the premise that they were receiving gender appropriate education such as how to be a better mother, wife, etc edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) fo(cid:396) thei(cid:396) (cid:862)p(cid:396)ope(cid:396) sphe(cid:396)e(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot fo(cid:396) e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t pu(cid:396)poses. There were anxieties over co-ed (cid:272)olleges so (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:272)olleges (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:272)(cid:396)eated (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)sities as a separate space for women.
