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B: ETHNICITY Flashcards

1
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Battu and Sloane (2004)

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Employed ethnic minorities are more likely to be over educated for their job

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2
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Wood (2009)

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29% of job applications favoured if they had a white name

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3
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Highest rate of unemployment in women?

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Arab, at 64%

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4
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Davidson (1997)

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‘concrete ceiling’

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5
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Highest ethnicity in unemployment?

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Other Black, at 17%

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6
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Dual labour market theory

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Demonstrates racial prejudice in the distribution of ethnic minorities in the labour force

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7
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Castles and Kosack (1973)

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Reserve army of labour

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8
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What % less do men from ethnic minorities earn in professional jobs in comp to their white male counterparts?

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25%

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9
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Flaherty

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Ethnic minorities are more likely to be unemployed than white people

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10
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What proportion of ethnic minorities are in low income households?

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2/5- twice the rate of white people

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11
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Rowlington and McKay

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White British people in managerial occupations had greater wealth than any other ethnic group in the same position

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12
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Which ethnic group has highest poverty rates?

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Bangladeshi

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13
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How many times more likely are ethnic minorities to experience poverty in retirement?

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3x

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14
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Dual labour market

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White men dominate primary labour market, ethnic minorrities dominate secondary

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15
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Battu and Sloane

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Ethnic minorities more likely to be overeducated

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16
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Rex and Tomlinson

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Ethnic minorities form a separate underclass

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17
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Functionalist explanations for ethnicity inequality (2)

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Parsons, Patterson

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18
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The New Right explanations for ethnicity inequality (2)

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Sewell, Murray

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19
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Murray

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The underclass threatens American society, encourages welfare dependency

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20
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Sewell

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Black youths more likely to be in single parent families- lack of role model therefore not socialised into correct norms and values

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20
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Sewell

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Black youths more likely to be in single parent families- lack of role model therefore not socialised into correct norms and values

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21
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Parsons

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Ethnic inequalities are not institutional, but a result of cultural differences

22
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Patterson

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Immigrants undermined the stability in British society (‘culture clash’) therefore failure to assimilate

23
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Marxist views on ethnicity inequality (3)

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Marx, Cox, Castles and Kosack

24
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Marx

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Ethnic minorities used as scapegoats by capitalism

25
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Cox

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Relationship between capitalism and colonialism

26
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Castles and Kosack

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Reserve army of labour- racism used to weaken their power

27
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Neo-Marxist (2)

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Miles, Hall

28
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Miles

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Ethnic minorities form a radicalised part of class structure which benefits capitalism

29
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Hall

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Immigrants used as scapegoats for economic recession

30
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Weberian views on ethnicity inequality (4)

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Parkin, Barron and Norris, Rex and Tomlinson, Weber

31
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Parkin

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negatively privileged status groups

32
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Barron and Norris

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Dual labour market theory

33
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Rex and Tomlinson

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Underclass explained by both class and status inequality

34
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Weber

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Class, status and party

35
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Feminist views on ethnicity inequality (3)

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Brewer, Mirza, Connell

36
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Brewer

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Black women face more inequality than white women

37
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Mirza

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Media stereotype of black women as passive victims reinforces

38
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Connell

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Inequalities are a product of colonialism

39
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Ethnic minorities are more likely to be over-qualified

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Battu and Sloane

40
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Media stereotype of the ‘passive black woman’

41
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Black women face more inequality than white women

42
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Underclass explained by class and status inequality

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Rex and Tomlinson

43
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Dual labour market theory

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Barron and Norris

44
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Negatively privileged status groups

45
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Ethnic minorities form a racialised class structure

46
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Immigrants are used as scapegoats for economic recession

47
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Reserve army of labour

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Castles and Kosack

48
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Draws relationship between capitalism and colonialism

49
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Ethnic minorities used as scapegoats by capitalism

50
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Racial inequality is caused by failure to assimilate

51
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Black youths more likely to be in single parent households and therefore recieve inadequate socialisation

52
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White British people in managerial occupations had greater wealth than any other ethnic group in the same position

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Rowlington and McKay

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