B: ETHNICITY

Question 1

Battu and Sloane (2004)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Wood (2009)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Highest rate of unemployment in women?

Answer 3

Arab, at 64%

Question 4

Davidson (1997)

Answer 4

‘concrete ceiling’

Question 5

Highest ethnicity in unemployment?

Answer 5

Other Black, at 17%

Question 6

Dual labour market theory

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Castles and Kosack (1973)

Answer 7

Reserve army of labour

Question 8

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

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

Flaherty

Answer 9

Ethnic minorities are more likely to be unemployed than white people

Question 10

What proportion of ethnic minorities are in low income households?

Answer 10

2/5- twice the rate of white people

Question 11

Rowlington and McKay

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Which ethnic group has highest poverty rates?

Answer 12

Bangladeshi

Question 13

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

Answer 13

3x

Question 14

Dual labour market

Answer 14

White men dominate primary labour market, ethnic minorrities dominate secondary

Question 15

Battu and Sloane

Answer 15

Ethnic minorities more likely to be overeducated

Question 16

Rex and Tomlinson

Answer 16

Ethnic minorities form a separate underclass

Question 17

Functionalist explanations for ethnicity inequality (2)

Answer 17

Parsons, Patterson

Question 18

The New Right explanations for ethnicity inequality (2)

Answer 18

Sewell, Murray

Question 19

Murray

Answer 19

The underclass threatens American society, encourages welfare dependency

Question 20

Sewell

Answer 20

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

Question 20

Sewell

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Parsons

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Patterson

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Marxist views on ethnicity inequality (3)

Answer 23

Marx, Cox, Castles and Kosack

Question 24

Marx

Answer 24

Ethnic minorities used as scapegoats by capitalism

Question 25

Cox

Answer 25

Relationship between capitalism and colonialism

Question 26

Castles and Kosack

Answer 26

Reserve army of labour- racism used to weaken their power

Question 27

Neo-Marxist (2)

Answer 27

Miles, Hall

Question 28

Miles

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Hall

Answer 29

Immigrants used as scapegoats for economic recession

Question 30

Weberian views on ethnicity inequality (4)

Answer 30

Parkin, Barron and Norris, Rex and Tomlinson, Weber

Question 31

Parkin

Answer 31

negatively privileged status groups

Question 32

Barron and Norris

Answer 32

Dual labour market theory

Question 33

Rex and Tomlinson

Answer 33

Underclass explained by both class and status inequality

Question 34

Weber

Answer 34

Class, status and party

Question 35

Feminist views on ethnicity inequality (3)

Answer 35

Brewer, Mirza, Connell

Question 36

Brewer

Answer 36

Black women face more inequality than white women

Question 37

Mirza

Answer 37

Media stereotype of black women as passive victims reinforces

Question 38

Connell

Answer 38

Inequalities are a product of colonialism

Question 39

Ethnic minorities are more likely to be over-qualified

Answer 39

Battu and Sloane

Question 40

Media stereotype of the 'passive black woman'

Answer 40

Mirza

Question 41

Black women face more inequality than white women

Answer 41

Brewer

Question 42

Underclass explained by class and status inequality

Answer 42

Rex and Tomlinson

Question 43

Dual labour market theory

Answer 43

Barron and Norris

Question 44

Negatively privileged status groups

Answer 44

Parkin

Question 45

Ethnic minorities form a racialised class structure

Answer 45

Miles

Question 46

Immigrants are used as scapegoats for economic recession

Answer 46

Hall

Question 47

Reserve army of labour

Answer 47

Castles and Kosack

Question 48

Draws relationship between capitalism and colonialism

Answer 48

Cox

Question 49

Ethnic minorities used as scapegoats by capitalism

Answer 49

Marx

Question 50

Racial inequality is caused by failure to assimilate

Answer 50

Patterson

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Sewell

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Rowlington and McKay