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Legewie, Joscha; DiPrete, Thomas A. – American Sociological Review, 2012
Today, boys generally underperform relative to girls in schools throughout the industrialized world. Building on theories about gender identity and reports from prior ethnographic classroom observations, we argue that school environment channels conceptions of masculinity in peer culture, fostering or inhibiting boys' development of anti-school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Gender Differences, Educational Environment, Socioeconomic Status