2.2 Functionalists & New Right On Ethnic Inequality Flashcards
(Functionalism) What was inequality due to with first generation immigrants?
Low skill and cultural difference
(Functionalism)According to the idea of meritocracy, inequalities decrease when?
When immigrants adopt mainstream culture and climbs the career ladder
(Functionalism) (Patterson) host immigrant model said Britain was what?
A stable homogenous society
(Functionalism) (Patterson) what effect did immigrants have?
Disrupted equilibrium of hosts
(Functionalism) (Patterson) the different norms and values lead to what?
Culture clash
(Functionalism) (Patterson) the hosts weren’t racist they were just what?
Uncomfortable
(Functionalism) (Patterson) ethic inequality is caused by failure of immigrants to do what?
Assimilate
(Functionalism) (Patterson) ethnic inequality was caused by hosts fear of what?
Cultural differences and the social changes it may bring
(Functionalism) (Patterson) ethnic inequality was caused by the hosts resentment of what?
Competition for scarce resources
(Functionalism) (Patterson) assimilation involves accommodation, what is this?
Acceptance of culture e.g. Getting a job
(Functionalism) (Patterson) assimilation involves intervention, what is this?
Hosts and immigrants socialising outside of work
(Functionalism) (Patterson) what is the final stage of assimilation?
Complete assimilation into society and acceptance
(Functionalism) (Criticism) some say functionalists are excusing what?
Racism
(Functionalism) (Criticism) what don’t all ethnic minority groups do?
Assimilate into British culture
(Functionalism) (Criticism) postmodernists say Britain is a what?
Multicultural society that should be celebrated
(Functionalism) (Criticism) what do marxists criticise functionalists for ignoring?
The role of capitalism in divisions by race
(New right) Murray applies what term to ethnic minorities?
The underclass
(New right) Murray applied the underclass to who in particular and why?
African Caribbean communities
With high rates of lone parenthood and unemployment
(New right) Murray - what do overgenerous welfare benefits encourage?
Dependency culture
(New right) Murray this dependency culture leads to mothers what?
Married to the state
(New right) Murray says children raised by single mothers lack what?
Male role model to provide discipline and socialisation
Leads to unemployment and crime
(New right) criticism - murray’s ideas are what?
Outdated
(New right) Murray criticism - not everyone from ethnic minorities is part of what?
An underclass
(New right) Murray criticism - crime, poorly behaved children and messy homes are found where?
In multiple classes
(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
(New right) is sewell a new right thinker?
No but he reinforces new right views
(New right) Sewell said a high proportion of Afro Caribbean children are raised where?
Lone parent families
(New right) Sewell - what percent of African Caribbean boys are raised in lone parent families?
57%
(New right) Sewell - what percent of white boys are raised in lone parent families?
25%
(New right) Sewell - many of the boys lack what?
Male role model and the discipline of a father figure
(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
(New right) Sewell criticism - what does Sewell do?
Blames Afro Caribbeans for the inequalities they experience
(New right) Sewell can be criticised for drawing attention away from what?
The real cause of black underachievement
Exclusion & racism
Economic deprivation
