Gender Differences in Education - Differences in Self Esteem | A Level Sociology

welcome to those cheater to you sociology topic video on gender differences in education focusing on differences in self-esteem one of the external factors that influence educational achievement is the level of self-esteem and self-confidence in their ability that male or female pupils have often as a result of their gender socialization the level of self-esteem

and self-confidence a student has influences their ability to perform to that potential overestimating one's own ability can lead to complacency and a lack of concentration on work whilst under estimating your own ability may have negative impacts such as feeling pressured having low self-worth but is likely to mean you focus more on trying

to improve people's self-esteem is not always determined by themselves though with interactions of the teachers influencing self-esteem teachers were approachable and more likely to build self-esteem in their students whilst those that reject people's based upon behaviors of perceived effort may be damaging that pupils self-esteem despite outward appearances so how does self-esteem differ between males and

females sociologists suggest that as a result of less control over boys behavior in the period of gender socialization they develop higher self-esteem than girls girls behaviors are often excessively controlled your and gender socialization and behaviors that may be associated with males are seen as not being very ladylike while boisterous behavior is often

excuse when exhibited by males as boys being boys while I was suggested that this leads to boys having an overconfidence in their performance in education with when with many boys leaving revision or coursework to the last minute as they believe themselves to be capable of producing good work nevertheless girls on the other hand are more likely to