The Effect of Public and Private Schooling on Teenage Boys Toxic Masculinity
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
9th Grade
Presentation Topic
Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of conducting this social experiment was to discover if the environment in which high school boys spend most of their time impacts their toxic masculinity. The researchers hypothesized that the private school boys would have a higher concentration of toxic masculinity. The experimenters created an anonymous quiz (on google forms) with 13 questions, including possible situations the teenage boy may experience which may indeed indicate whether he has toxic masculinity or not. Once having permission from each of the boys, the researchers emailed out an anonymous quiz to 10 public school boys and 10 private school boys. The researchers appreciate that this is probably too small of a sample to be statistically significant, but it is felt that the results are meaningful and provide a basic understanding of the issue. After receiving all of the boy’s results, the researchers concluded that overall, the public school boys had a higher level of toxic masculinity. In certain circumstances private school boys did indeed show more toxic masculinity compared to the public school boys, however, the majority of the results indicated that public school boys exhibited more toxic masculinity more often. In conclusion, the researcher’s hypothesis was refuted. The data shows that public school boys have more toxic traits than boys who attend private school.
Recommended Citation
Roney, Margaret and Tuller, Austin, "The Effect of Public and Private Schooling on Teenage Boys Toxic Masculinity" (2019). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 224.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2019/all/224
Location
Founders Hall 251 C
Start Date
3-30-2019 8:30 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
Yes
The Effect of Public and Private Schooling on Teenage Boys Toxic Masculinity
Founders Hall 251 C
The purpose of conducting this social experiment was to discover if the environment in which high school boys spend most of their time impacts their toxic masculinity. The researchers hypothesized that the private school boys would have a higher concentration of toxic masculinity. The experimenters created an anonymous quiz (on google forms) with 13 questions, including possible situations the teenage boy may experience which may indeed indicate whether he has toxic masculinity or not. Once having permission from each of the boys, the researchers emailed out an anonymous quiz to 10 public school boys and 10 private school boys. The researchers appreciate that this is probably too small of a sample to be statistically significant, but it is felt that the results are meaningful and provide a basic understanding of the issue. After receiving all of the boy’s results, the researchers concluded that overall, the public school boys had a higher level of toxic masculinity. In certain circumstances private school boys did indeed show more toxic masculinity compared to the public school boys, however, the majority of the results indicated that public school boys exhibited more toxic masculinity more often. In conclusion, the researcher’s hypothesis was refuted. The data shows that public school boys have more toxic traits than boys who attend private school.
