Card 45 - Ethnicity Differential Attainment: External Factors: Cultural Deprivation

Question 1

Why do Asian pupils succeed according to Driver and Ballard?

Answer 1

• Asian families have more positive attitudes to education, aspirations for their child and therefore are more supportive.

Question 2

Why do Asians do better than Caribbean’s according to Pryce?

Answer 2

• The slavery trade destroyed Caribbean culture, while Asian culture remained intact.
• Resulted in Blacks losing their language, religion and entire family system disadvantaging them, while Asians have these still intact.

Question 3

What explains poor white working class achievement, according to Lupton?

Answer 3

• Negative attitude of white working class families towards education disadvantages them.
• Based on study of 4 schools.