2.2 Functionalists & New Right On Ethnic Inequality Flashcards

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(Functionalism) What was inequality due to with first generation immigrants?

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Low skill and cultural difference

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(Functionalism)According to the idea of meritocracy, inequalities decrease when?

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When immigrants adopt mainstream culture and climbs the career ladder

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) host immigrant model said Britain was what?

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A stable homogenous society

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) what effect did immigrants have?

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Disrupted equilibrium of hosts

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) the different norms and values lead to what?

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Culture clash

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) the hosts weren’t racist they were just what?

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Uncomfortable

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) ethic inequality is caused by failure of immigrants to do what?

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Assimilate

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) ethnic inequality was caused by hosts fear of what?

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Cultural differences and the social changes it may bring

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) ethnic inequality was caused by the hosts resentment of what?

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Competition for scarce resources

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) assimilation involves accommodation, what is this?

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Acceptance of culture e.g. Getting a job

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) assimilation involves intervention, what is this?

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Hosts and immigrants socialising outside of work

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(Functionalism) (Patterson) what is the final stage of assimilation?

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Complete assimilation into society and acceptance

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(Functionalism) (Criticism) some say functionalists are excusing what?

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Racism

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(Functionalism) (Criticism) what don’t all ethnic minority groups do?

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Assimilate into British culture

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(Functionalism) (Criticism) postmodernists say Britain is a what?

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Multicultural society that should be celebrated

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(Functionalism) (Criticism) what do marxists criticise functionalists for ignoring?

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The role of capitalism in divisions by race

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(New right) Murray applies what term to ethnic minorities?

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The underclass

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(New right) Murray applied the underclass to who in particular and why?

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African Caribbean communities

With high rates of lone parenthood and unemployment

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(New right) Murray - what do overgenerous welfare benefits encourage?

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Dependency culture

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(New right) Murray this dependency culture leads to mothers what?

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Married to the state

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(New right) Murray says children raised by single mothers lack what?

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Male role model to provide discipline and socialisation

Leads to unemployment and crime

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(New right) criticism - murray’s ideas are what?

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(New right) Murray criticism - not everyone from ethnic minorities is part of what?

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An underclass

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(New right) Murray criticism - crime, poorly behaved children and messy homes are found where?

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In multiple classes

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(New right) Murray criticism - EM aren't unemployed because they can't be bothered, what other reason might their be?
Research suggests 29% less likely to get an interview with a non British name
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(New right) is sewell a new right thinker?
No but he reinforces new right views
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(New right) Sewell said a high proportion of Afro Caribbean children are raised where?
Lone parent families
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(New right) Sewell - what percent of African Caribbean boys are raised in lone parent families?
57%
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(New right) Sewell - what percent of white boys are raised in lone parent families?
25%
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(New right) Sewell - many of the boys lack what?
Male role model and the discipline of a father figure
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(New right) Sewell boys without a male role model are more vulnerable to what?
Peer pressure e.g. Drawn into gangs who reject authority and members demand respect Leads to school failure and conflict
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(New right) Sewell criticism - what does Sewell do?
Blames Afro Caribbeans for the inequalities they experience
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(New right) Sewell can be criticised for drawing attention away from what?
The real cause of black underachievement Exclusion & racism Economic deprivation