Begabung, Leistung Und Geschlecht: Neue Dimensionen Im Lichte Eines Alten Erziehungswissenschaftlichen Diskurses

摘要

GIFTEDNESS, ACHIEVEMENT AND GENDER – This article deals with the interrelation of giftedness, achievement and gender. It examines the effect of gender affiliation on the development of talent. The cardinal focus is put on the questions of how gender roles influence the lives of gifted children and adolescents as well as what kinds of coping strategies they use to manage these challenges. Based on the thesis stating that the present assimilation of gender roles displays a new challenge of social pressure girls and boys deal with in different ways, the hitherto accessible research findings are discussed in respect of the current state of knowledge. As a result, the existence of the gender gap can be reaffirmed and linked to distinct danger zones for boys and girls. The way into underachievement can be one strategy to get rid of this social pressure.