To see the physical environment as a container for these kinds of social structures can inform boys' and girls' use of space and then lead us to question why they interact with the environment in certain ways (Alloway, 1995, Davies, 2003a, 2003b, MacNaughton, 1996, 1998). This demands a broad knowledge of gender discourse between men and women over the course of history, which has been carefully examined by feminist theory. There is large body of literature analysing how gender structures are produced and re-produced in society (see Further Reading section).