The HIT List and other Horror Stories: Sex Roles and School Transfer
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Sociological Review
- Vol. 39 (2) , 238-259
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954x.1991.tb02980.x
Abstract
A collection of scarey stories told to pupils facing transfer to secondary school is analysed. Five major themes can be found in the stories, which are discussed and explicated. Boys and girls hear and tell different stories, while males and females feature in contrasting roles in them. An analysis focusing on the messages about sex roles in secondary school transmitted by these stories is presented.Keywords
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