1. WJEC Sociology: SY1

2.  The aim of the session is for you to be able to describe femininity as a social construction  By the end of the session, you...  Must be able to define femininity  Should be able to describe the features of femininity with regards to youth culture  Could be able to explain why discussions about youth culture have tended to focus on masculinity rather than femininity

3.  Why do we regard gender as a social construction?  How do boys ‘learn to be boys’?  Think sociologically...  How do boys express their masculinity?  How has this changed?  How do lads behave?  Why has ‘lad culture’ emerged?

12. Bedroom culture Ladettes Girl Gangs ‘New’ bedroom culture

13. Task Please answer the following questions on the sheet that you used earlier 1. Define the term ‘femininity 2. Describe no less than 3 features of femininity in youth culture (and no more than 7)