Why do girls study art and why do girls become primary teachers? This book examines and reveals the powerful influence of the family, the school and the state in shaping female identity and constructing notions of gender appropriateness. It also discusses the status of art at school and the position of women artists in society."Cover "--"Half-Title " -- "Title " -- "Copyright " -- "Dedication " -- "Contents " -- "Series Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Preface " -- "Preface " -- "Acknowledgements " -- "1 Identity " -- "Introduction " -- "Gender and sexual identity â#x80;#x93; how women come to view themselves as female " -- "Sex or gender? " -- "Sexuality and sexual desire " -- "Gender display " -- "Gender as performance " -- "The family and gender identity " -- "School, education and gender identity " -- "Bourdieu and identity " -- "Bourdieu and female capital " -- "Work and gender identity " -- "Femininity and the body " -- "BA (Ed) Art studentsâ#x80;#x99; notion of their femininity " -- "Art as a defining characteristic of BA (Ed) studentsâ#x80;#x99; self-identity " -- "2 The Construction of Women as Artists: Art, Gender and Society " -- "The gendering of genius " -- "Women as creators of culture " -- "Women and the modern movement " -- "Women and the culture of the art school " -- "Feminist art "