2⃣.2⃣ethinic Differences In Achievement) External Factors Flashcards
Name the two main aspects of inadequate socialisation in the home
⚫️intellectual and language skills
⚫️attitudes, values and family structure
Name the main external factors affecting ethnic differences in achievement
⚫️cultural deprivation
⚫️material deprivation and class
⚫️racism in wider society
Describe how intellectual and language skills causes inadequate socialisation in the home
⚫️cultural deprivation theory claims ➡️children from low income black families ➡️lack intellectual stimulation ➡️so fail to develop ➡️reasoning and problem solving skills
⚫bereter and Englemann claim
➡️language of poorer black american families
➡️is ungrammatical and disjointed
➡️so children unable to express abstract ideas
➡️a major barrier to educational progress
⚫️some claim children who do not speak english at home
➡️held back educationally
Give an evaluation of intellectual and language skills
⚫️swann report
➡️language not major factor in underachievement
➡️negative effect likely to be temporary
➡️indian pupils do well despite not speaking english at home
What may the differences in attitudes and values towards education be the result of
Socialisation
What is resulted when children are socialised in the mainstream culture
⚫competitiveness
⚫️desire for achieve
⚫️thus equipping them for success in education
Name 5 different attitudes values and family structure
⚫️fatalism and immediate gratification
⚫️lack of male role model
⚫️culture of poverty
⚫️impact of slavery
⚫️asian families
Explain the impact of fatalism and immediate gratification in achievement
⚫️cultural deprivation theorists claim
➡️socialised subculture of black children
➡️fatalistic and focussed on immediate gratification
➡️cause lack of motivation to succeed
Explain the impact of lack of male role model on achievement
Lack of male role model at home
➡️african Caribbean boys
Turn to anti educational macho gang culture
⚫️new right - murray
➡️high rate of lone parenthood
➡️and lack of positive male role model
➡️lead to underachievement of minority pupils
Give an evaluation of the lack of male role model
⚫️connor
➡️minority ethnic parents
➡️place higher value on education
➡️than white parents
⚫️sewell
➡️only minority of african Caribbean boys
➡️weren anti-school
Explain the impact of culture of poverty on achievement
⚫️moynihan
➡️absence of male role model of
➡achievement in matrifocal lone parent families
➡️produce inadequately socialised children
➡who fail at school
➡️become inadequate parents themselves
➡️and continue a culture of poverty
Explain the impact on slavery on achievement
⚫️pryce
➡️black Caribbean culture is less resistant to racism
➡because of experience of slavery
➡️causes them to have low self esteem and under achieve
Explain the impact of asian families on achievement
⚫️khan
➡️asian families is an obstacle to achievement
➡️especially for girls
➡️takes a controlling attitude towards them
➡️so they do less well than boys
Give an evaluation of impact on asian families on achievement
⚫️some argue asian family
➡️more positive attitude towards education
➡️adult authority in them
➡️similar to that in school
➡️so asian parent more likely than white parents
➡️to support school behaviour policies
Explain why white working class pupils underachieve
⚫️have lower aspirations than many other ethnic groups
➡️due to white working class culture
➡️including lack of parental support