OCR Sociology G671 Unit 1- Pre-release ,Gillespie

hmm, this has nothing to do with our pre-release material?!
They would not ask anything like that but could learn the structure of the answer

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Nah it doesn't. I just figured it might help in some way. ;P


Oh, my sociology teacher gave us some 'possible questions' and one of them was;

"Using the pre-release information and your wider sociological knowledge, explain and evaluate why a sociologist might use qualitative data collection methods to research how women construct their gender identity. "

This would make sense, given the pre-release is on womens gender identity, but perhaps too simple/easy? :/

I have a question. When it says using the PRM does that mean we have to go into the aims, methods, sampling blah blah of Gillespies study first, and then go onto research methods etc? Or do we go straight into research methods?

Anyone know of any theorists that could be used in gender related questions?
I want to be sure that have the main ones

Ann Oakley - children, socialised into gender roles
Statham(1986)- Understanding from children by age of 5, what is appropiate behaviour for that gender
"New man" theory
Metrosexual men - designer labels, intrests in how they look - david beckham as an example
Mac and Chail - crisis of masculinity
Wilkinson and Sharpe (1994) - Genderquake, profound changes between genders.
Gay subculture


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Anyone know of any theorists that could be used in gender related questions?
I want to be sure that have the main ones

I figured that if I get 7/8, then13/16, then 20/24, and then 34/52 that would marginally get me my B, obvs i would aim higher with the 52... but these seem realistic enough for mee so yeah just so long part c doesnt go wrong, because on the examiners report, students forgot to evaluate which loses alot of markss!! :///
eeek

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This is what I've revised.

Ann Oakley - Manipulation, Canalisation, Verbal Appelations and Differentiating Activities.
Talcott Parsons - Sex Role Differentiation - Males and females are socialised, intitally by the family, into taking on different roles that reflected their characteristics. Men - intrumental roles. Female - expressive roles.
Stanley & Wise - Gender is socially constructed and our biological makeup is not what lead us to have stereotypical behaviours.
Sue Sharpe - Her study found a change in womens ambitions.
Butler - Asian womens ambitions and challenging their beliefs.
Gill & Herdieckerhoff - Chick lit & lad lit
Murphy & Elwood - Family gives children gendered interests which they have before they begin school
Connell - Hegemonic, Subordinate, Complict and Marginalised Masculinity and pressures on males.
Ferguson - Gender & the media (Studied womens magazines and their influence)
Watson - Gender identity and religion (Asian women and veils)
Mac & Ghaill - Crisis of Masculinity



If you want anymore info Ill see if I can send some.

This thread is actually really helpful! Its helping me revise reading and posting stuff like this! ;P

I was doing that aswell and i reckon 6/8, 14/16, 17/24 and 34/52 would be enough to get a B... i just checked and it is 70/100 to get a B, so if our calculations are correct, we should get the B! )

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do you have any clues on the possible questions B and/or C? im retaking this exam so im kinda behind on as revision! thanks

There are some possible questions on page 2

thanks! i checked it out about 10 mins ago and it did help! good luck to you

you too mate , and everyone else! hope you all do well, im so stressed lol hope it goes well

I was doing that aswell and i reckon 6/8, 14/16, 17/24 and 34/52 would be enough to get a B... i just checked and it is 70/100 to get a B, so if our calculations are correct, we should get the B! )

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Hi there,

Many of you are saying that ethnicity may come up?

Why is this? We have been taught to look solely at gender and possibly class.

Cheers

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Please.



Gillespie only interviewed white people, maybe that's why ethnicity is being brought up?