Differential educational achievement: Ethnicity (external factors) Flashcards
Definition of ethnicity
A social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language. This is different to race which is related to biology.
How many white male pupils on FSM got 5 A-C grades?
24%
Amongst Asians, who does better - Indians, Pakistanis or Bangladeshis students
Indian students
What are the class trends in every ethnic group?
m/c students always do better than w/c students
Cultural deprivation - language
Many ethnic minority groups lack adequate stimulation and linguistic development through their primary socialization.
Language: Evaluation
Language problems cease to be a problem by the age of 16
The Swann Report - language differences had little impact on achievement
Family structure and support
Many sociologists argue that dysfunctional family types are to blame for the underachievement of certain ethnic groups.
What does Murray say about lone parent families?
They are to blame - lack of male role models means that mothers struggle to socialize children adequately
What does Hall say about ethnic minorities culture in UK?
‘Culture of resistance’
- Impact of slavery means black culture has lost its language, religion ancestry
Therefore less likely to integrate and assimilate with m/c UK - teachers in school
What does Hall say about ethnic minorities culture in UK?
‘Culture of resistance’
- Impact of slavery means black culture has lost its language, religion ancestry
Therefore less likely to integrate and assimilate with m/c UK - teachers in school
What does Lupton say?
‘Adult authoritarian” Asian family matches that of school - discipline and teachers
Material deprivation: What percentage of minority groups live in overcrowded homes?
15% (2% for whites)
What does the Swann Report say?
Social class differences account for a higher proportion of differences in achievement between ethnic groups
Evaluation of material deprivation
Argument is paradoxical - can’t tell if these groups underachieve due to w/c or if they end up being w/c due to education system failing them
Racism in wider society
Racism leads to exclusion and poverty
