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Perceived masculinity, feminity and androgyny among primary school boys: Relationships with the adaptation level of these students and the attitudes of the teachers towards them

“…This higher percentage of school maladjustment observed among boys seems to be closely linked to the teacher's perception of the student and to the type of contact established between them (Gilly, 1980). It is often reported that boys experience more negative interactions with the teachers (Brophy & Evertson, 1981;Kedar-Voivodas, 1983), are more frequently rejected (Brophy & Good, 1974;Good & Brophy, 1972;Willis & Brophy, 1974) and are perceived more negatively by them (Clift & Sexton, 1979;Gilly, 1980;Hartley, 1978;Stevenson, Parker, Wilkinson, Hegion, & Fish, 1976). Effectively, when we consider the overall evaluation of teachers, taking into account the sex of the students, boys are perceived as being less obedient, less hard-working, less cooperative (Clift & Sexton, 1979), less adapted to the classroom situation and less likely than girls to experience academic success (Stevenson et al, 1976).…”