David Copperfield - Charles Dickens (1850); The Rev. and Mrs. Palmer-Lovell with their two daughters - Augustus Leopold Egg (19th century); Billy Elliot - Stephen Daldry (2000) - To what extent does gender have an impact on education?

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David Copperfield - Charles Dickens (1850); The Rev. and Mrs. Palmer-Lovell with their two daughters - Augustus Leopold Egg (19th century); Billy Elliot - Stephen Daldry (2000) - To what extent does gender have an impact on education?

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LLCER, gender role, education, stereotypes, David Copperfield, Charles Dickens, Augustus Leopold Egg, Billy Elliot

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This document tackles 3 documents :
- Document 1 is an extract from the novel entitled David Copperfield written by Charles Dickens and published in 1850. It is a coming-of-age novel.
- Document 2 is a painting by Augustus Leopold Egg realized in the 19th century. It pictures The Rev. and Mrs. Palmer Lovell with their daughters Georgina and Christina.
- Document 3 is a movie poster of Billy Elliot a 2000 British dance drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall.
All documents, depict gender role. Gender role is the role or behavior considered to be appropriate to a particular gender as determined by prevailing cultural norms. Reading and analyzing this file, we may wonder to what extent does gender have an impact on education? Firstly, we will see how society teach stereotypes in different periods, before analyzing what are these stereotypes and how to break them.

Stereotypes are different depending on historical periods
1. Past
2. Future
Can we break stereotypes?
1. Stereotypes
2. Breaking stereotypes

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[...] We studied the education stereotypes for women and men in the past, but also as of the 21st century and we saw that the evolution was minor. We also analyzed the boys' and girls' stereotypes tackled in the documents. Therefore, we can assume that gender has a huge impact on education. Boys and girls are not taught the same norms, which then leads to different paths. Reading this file, we could wonder now to what extent should gender neutrality be used in everyday life. [...]

[...] Reading and analyzing this file, we may wonder to what extent does gender have an impact on education? Firstly, we will see how society teach stereotypes in different periods, before analyzing What are these stereotypes and how to break them. stereotypes are different depending on historical periods 1. Past: doc1 David Copperfield is a novel written in the 19th century. Families wanted to have a boy so he could run the family heritage or business whereas women weren't much welcomed as they are socially dependent of a man. [...]

[...] Palmer-Lovell with their two daughters - Augustus Leopold Egg (19th century); Billy Elliot - Stephen Daldry (2000) - To what extent does gender have an impact on education? This file is made up of 3 documents. Document 1 is an extract from the novel entitled David Copperfield written by Charles Dickens and published in 1850. It is a coming-of-age novel. Document 2 is a painting by Augustus Leopold Egg realized in the 19th century. It pictures The Rev. and Mrs. [...]

[...] Stereotypes: doc3 Billy Elliot his dad wants him to be a boxer because it's a boy sport he got to be tough man. His dad thinks ballet is for girls only as it is gracious. Doc 2 painting shows how women needs to be artistic (the woman plays piano) and Girls are taught good manners (the reverence) Breaking stereotypes: doc 3 Billy Elliot is about a boy who loves to dance and wants to be a ballet dancer. The movie breaks stereotypes on which sport must a girl or a boy play. [...]

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