2⃣.3⃣ethinic Differences In Achievement) Internal Factors Flashcards
( intro of essay)
What do interactionists focus on based on labelling
⚫️small-scale, face to face interactions
➡️e.g between pupils and teachers
➡️interest on the impact of the labels
➡️teachers give to children
➡️from different ethnic backgrounds
➡️black pupil- seen as disruptive
➡️asian pupil- seen as passive
Name the internal factors causing ethnic differences in achievement
⚫️labelling
⚫️pupil subcultures
⚫️ethnocentricity and institutional racism
(Intro of essay)
What are the result of the negative labelling
⚫️teachers treat ethnic minority differently
➡️disadvantaging them
➡️creating self fulfilling prophecy
➡️leads to under achievement
Name a sociologist who studied labelling on black people
⚫gillborn and youdell
Describe gillborn and youdell study on black pupils labelling
⚫️teachers labelled black people
➡️expected more discipline problems
➡️saw their behaviour as threatening
⚫️for the same behaviour
➡️black pupils punished more than others
⚫️pupils felt ability underestimated by teachers
➡️and picked on
What did gillborn and youdell conclude about their study
⚫️conflict between white teachers and black pupils
➡️comes from racist stereotypes teachers have
➡️not from pupils actual behaviour
Why did gillborn and youdell say labelling on black pupils can cause under achievement
It leads to
⚫️higher level of exclusions of black boys
⚫️black pupils being placed in lower sets or streams
Give an evaluation of gilborn and youdell study on black pupils labelling
⚫️how can they be sure
➡️behaviour was only interpreted as problematic
➡️and wasn’t misbehaviour
➡️these two very difficult to separate out
Name the sociologists who studied internal factors of asian pupils labelling
⚫️wright
⚫️connolly
Describes wrights study on internal factors of asian pupils labelling
⚫️asian primary school pupils
➡️stereotyped by teachers
➡️treated differently
⚫️teachers assumed child had poor grasp on english
➡️so used simplistic language when speaking to them
⚫️mispronounces children’s name
⚫️saw them as a problem they can ignore
What did wright conclude say about their study
⚫️asian pupils, especially girls
➡marganised and prevented
➡️from fully participating
➡️affecting their self esteem
Describe connolly study on internal factors asian pupils labelling
⚫️primary school teachers
➡️saw asian pupils as passive and conformist
⚫️both teachers and pupils
➡️saw asian boys as
➡️feminine, vulnerable, less able to protect themselves
