Education - Ethnicity & Achievement (External Factors) Flashcards

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What are the 3 main external factors?

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Cultural deprivation
Material deprivation
Racism in wider society

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What are the 3 main aspects of cultural deprivation?

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Intellectual & linguistic skills
Attitudes & values
Family structure & parental support

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How does intellectual & linguistic skills affect achievement in ethnic minorities?

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Children from low-income families are said to lack intellectual stimulation & enriching experiences so they are ill-equipped for school (as they havent been able to develop reasoning or people skills)

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SOCIOLOGISTS: What did Bereiter & Engelmann say about Intellectual & linguistic skills?

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They consider the language spoken by low-income black American families as inadequate for educational success - seen as ungrammatical, disjointed & incapable of expressing abstract ideas

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Evaluation: What is the view of Gillborn & Mirza related to Intellectual & Linguistic skills?

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They note that Indian pupils do well in terms of educational achievement despite not having English as a 1st/home language

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How does attitudes & values affect educational achievement?

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Lack of motivation among black children is seen as a major cause of their educational failure.
Sociologists argue that black children are socialised into a ‘live for today’ culture that doesnt value education & leaves them unequipped for success (+ deviates from mainstream culture - instils competitiveness, ambition etc.)

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How is family structure & parental support seen to influence educational achievement?

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It is argued that the failure to socialise children adequately results in a dysfunctional family structure - has a negative effect on achievement

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SOCIOLOGIST: What does Moynihan say about family structure & parental support?

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Argues that as many black families are led by a single mother, her children are deprived of adequate care (she has to financially struggle - no breadwinner) so this absence of a father means boys lack a male role model for achievement

This cultural deprivation ends up being a cyclical process where these inadequately socialised children from unstable families go on to fail and end up as inadequate parents themselves.

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SOCIOLOGIST: What did Pryce say about the underachievement of black Caribbean pupils & Asians

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Said that family structure contributes to the underachievement of black Caribbean pupils in the UK

Claims that Asians are more resistant to racism (as they have a greater sense of self worth) & argues that black Caribbeans are less cohesive & resistant to racism (causes low esteem & underachievement) + argues that the difference is the result of the impact of colonialism on the 2 groups as slavery was culturally devastating (black people lost their language, religion etc.) whereas colonial rule didn’t destroy Asian family culture

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SOCIOLOGIST: What did Sewell say about fathers, gangs & culture?

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Argues that it isnt the absence of fathers as role models that leads to the underachievement of black boys it is that there is a lack of fathers nurturing ‘tough love’ which results in boys looking to street gangs for ‘perverse loyalty & love’. This presents boys with an inspired role model of anti-school black masculinity and leaves them subject to anti-educational peer pressure (many of black boys interviewed said the biggest barrier was other black boys)

+ said that black students do worse than their Asian counterparts is due to cultural differences in education - 1 group are nurtured by MTV another are clocking up the educational hours

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SOCIOLOGIST: What did Sewell concluded needed to happen so they can achieve better in education?

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Black children (particularly boys) need to have greater expectations of them so they can raise their expectations & ultimately achieve higher

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Evaluation: What did Gillborn say in response to Sewell’s theory?

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Argue that peer pressure doesn’t produce failure but the institutional racism does

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SOCIOLOGIST: What is Sewell’s view on Asian families?

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Argue that Indian & Chinese pupils benefit from supportive families with an ‘Asian work ethic’ that places a high value on education

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SOCIOLOGIST: What did Lupton say about Asian families?

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Argued that authority in Asian households works similarly to the model that operates in schools and found that respectful behaviour towards adults was expected of them. This has a knock-on effect in schools as parents are more likely to be supportive to the school’s behaviour policies

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SOCIOLOGIST: What did McCulloch’s survey of 16000 pupils find?

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Ethnic minorities are more likely to aspire to go to university than white British pupils

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STUDY: What was the study conducted by Lupton & what were the findings?

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Studied 4 mainly working class schools - 2 predominantly White, 2 largely Pakistani & 1 mixed ethnicity

Found that teachers reported poorer levels of of behaviour & discipline in the white working class schools (even though there were fewer children on free school meals = lower poverty)

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STUDY: What did the teachers blame the findings on in Lupton’s study?

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The lower levels of parental support & negative attitude that white working class parents have towards education - ethnic minority parents are more likely to see it as a ‘way up in society’

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Evaluation: What did Evans say which criticises Lupton’s study?

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Argues that street culture in white working class areas can be tough & this means that young people have to learn to withstand intimidation & intimidate others - this means that school can become a place where these power games erupt & it makes it harder for them to succeed & brings disruption

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What is compensatory education?

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The main policy that has been adapted to tackle cultural deprivation & operation head start in the USA was to compensate children for there perceived cultural deprivation they are said to suffer from due to coming from deprived backgrounds

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Evaluation: What are criticisms of cultural deprivation theory?

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Driver -> ignores the positive effects of ethnicity on education (black Caribbean families provide girls with positive role models of strong independent women -> explains why black girls tend to succeed more than the boys)

Lawrence -> challenges Pryce’s view & argues black pupils under achieve due to racism

Kedwell -> sees cultural deprivation as a victim-blaming explanation & argues that ethnic minority children are culturally different not deprived and underachieve as most schools are ethnocentric and are biased in favour of white culture.

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Why are ethnic minorities more likely to experience material deprivation?

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Ethnic minorities are more likely to suffer from factors e.g. substantial housing which produces educational failure

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SOCIOLOGIST: What does Palmer say about material deprivation and ethnicity?

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  • Ethnic minorities almost 2x likely to be unemployed compared to whites.
  • Ethnic minority households are around 3x likely to be homeless.
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SOCIOLOGIST: What does Palmer say that are the reasons for ethnic minorities to be more likely to suffer from cultural deprivation?

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  • Lack of language skills & foreign qualifications not being recognised by UK employers – more likely to affect recently arrived groups (many refugees) – most members of established minority groups are fluent in English
  • Many live in economically depressed areas with high unemployment & low wage rates
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How are these inequalities reflected?

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The proportion of children from ethnic minority groups who are eligible for FSM

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Are Indian pupils more or less likely to be from better-off backgrounds & what does this mean?

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They are more likely, so they are 2x as likely than white people & 5x as likely to attend private school

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SOCIOLOGIST: What did Rex say that shows that racial discrimination leads to social exclusions & worsens poverty for individuals in ethnic minorities?

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The housing discrimination that they face means they’re more likely to be forced into substantial accommodation than white people of the same class

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STUDY: What was the procedure for Wood et al’s study into employment discrimination?

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Sent 3 closely matched job descriptions for every 1000 job vacancies (using fictitious applicants with stereotypical names from ethnic minorities)

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STUDY: What were the findings of Wood et al’s study?

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Found that on 1 in 16 members in the ‘ethnic minority’ where offered an interview against 1 in 9 ‘white’ applications

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STUDY: What was the conclusion of Wood et al’s study?

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Helps to explain why members of ethnic minority groups are more likely to face unemployment & low pay which ultimately affects their child’s education