Masculinities in Mathematics

by Heather Mendick

'Masculinities in Mathematics' addresses the important question of why more boys than girls choose to study maths. The author combines research with a theoretical approach, to argue that doing maths is doing masculinity. She discusses the ways in which the alignment of maths with masculinity creates tensions for girls doing the subject.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033521827X
• ISBN13: 9780335218271
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"