2.2 Functionalists & New Right On Ethnic Inequality

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Low skill and cultural difference

Question 2

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

Answer 2

When immigrants adopt mainstream culture and climbs the career ladder

Question 3

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

Answer 3

A stable homogenous society

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Disrupted equilibrium of hosts

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Culture clash

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Uncomfortable

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Assimilate

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Cultural differences and the social changes it may bring

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Competition for scarce resources

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Acceptance of culture e.g. Getting a job

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Hosts and immigrants socialising outside of work

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Complete assimilation into society and acceptance

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Racism

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Assimilate into British culture

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Multicultural society that should be celebrated

Question 16

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

Answer 16

The role of capitalism in divisions by race

Question 17

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

Answer 17

The underclass

Question 18

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

Answer 18

African Caribbean communities

With high rates of lone parenthood and unemployment

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Dependency culture

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Married to the state

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Male role model to provide discipline and socialisation

Leads to unemployment and crime

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Outdated

Question 23

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

Answer 23

An underclass

Question 24

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

Answer 24

In multiple classes

Question 25

(New right) Murray criticism - EM aren’t unemployed because they can’t be bothered, what other reason might their be?

Answer 25

Research suggests 29% less likely to get an interview with a non British name

Question 26

(New right) is sewell a new right thinker?

Answer 26

No but he reinforces new right views

Question 27

(New right) Sewell said a high proportion of Afro Caribbean children are raised where?

Answer 27

Lone parent families

Question 28

(New right) Sewell - what percent of African Caribbean boys are raised in lone parent families?

Answer 28

57%

Question 29

(New right) Sewell - what percent of white boys are raised in lone parent families?

Answer 29

25%

Question 30

(New right) Sewell - many of the boys lack what?

Answer 30

Male role model and the discipline of a father figure

Question 31

(New right) Sewell boys without a male role model are more vulnerable to what?

Answer 31

Peer pressure e.g. Drawn into gangs who reject authority and members demand respect
Leads to school failure and conflict

Question 32

(New right) Sewell criticism - what does Sewell do?

Answer 32

Blames Afro Caribbeans for the inequalities they experience

Question 33

(New right) Sewell can be criticised for drawing attention away from what?

Answer 33

The real cause of black underachievement
Exclusion & racism
Economic deprivation