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Suggestions!&!Sample!Questions!!
These!are!only!suggestions!you!may!have!different!questions!or!interests.!
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Family!norms!&!roles!!
What!were!common!routines!and!activities!at!home?!
Who!was!the!disciplinarian?!
What!chores!did!the!children!have?!Boys!chores!&!girls!chores?!
How!were!children!punished!and!for!what!offences?!!
What!did!children!do!for!fun?!Games,!toys,!spending!money!
What!did!adults!do!for!fun?!Sexually!segregated!or!mixed!groups,!home!based!or!“outBonBtheB
town”!
What!were!common!male!privileges!&!female!privileges?!!
Any!observations!about!how!gender!roles!were!learned!–!manifestly!or!latently.!
How!important!were!traditions?!Were!new!ideas!accepted!easily?!
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Education!
What!were!the!physical!settings!&!conditions!of!schools?!
What!were!the!rights!and!obligations!of!students?!!
What!were!teachers’!attitudes!towards!students?!
What!were!typical!discipline!practices?!For!what!kinds!of!offences?!
How!was!respect!for!teachers!shown?!
How!important!were!sports,!arts,!teams!&!clubs?!
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General!Gender!Roles!
Masculine!and!Feminine!occupations!&!recreation!
Expectations!for!either!sex!in!leisure!activities!(sports,!arts,!others)!
Differences!in!respect!and!privileges!e.g.!Who!seemed!to!be!more!intelligent?!Who!were!leaders!
and!problem!solvers?!
Privileges!&!pay!differences!between!types!of!individuals!B!sex,!racial!or!ethnic!distinctions!
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