EDUCATION: Ethnicity and education - External factors (Racism in wider society + does class override ethnicity)

Question 1

What does Mason say about racism in wider society

Answer 1

MASON: ‘discrimination is a continuing and persistent future of the experience of Britains citizens of minority ethnic origin’

Question 2

What does Ren say about racism in wider society

Answer 2

REN: Proves that racial discrimination leads to social exclusion and how this worsens the poverty faced by ethnic minorities

E.G. Ethnic minorities are more likely to have a substandard home than white people of the same class

Question 3

What study did Wood Et Al conduct

• Results
• Conclusions

Answer 3

WHAT: Sent 3 closely matched job applications to almost 1,000 job vacancies.
Used named of different ethnic groups
RESULT: 1 in 16 ethnic minority applications were offered and interview compared to 1 in 9 white people.
CONCLUSION: Explains that there is racism in employment which effects parents income and standards, impacting children’s educational attainment.

Question 4

Does class override ethnicity 
Why must we take into account social classes when investigating ethnic minority attainment

Answer 4

If we dont we risk overestimating the effect of cultural deprivation, and underestimating the impact of poverty and material deprivation.

Question 5

Does class override ethnicity 
What was the statistic of Chinese and White girls (FSM and non-FSM) attainment

Answer 5

In 2011, it was found 86% of Chinese FSM girls get a grade 5(+) in GCSE compared to only 65% of White non-FSM girls
- Because the class variables are different in each ethnicity, with white being higher class shows that class differences have an impact too

Question 6

Does class override ethnicity 
What did Momood find out about low income families

Answer 6

White children from low income families generally did less well
- the effects of low level income was much less for other ethnic groups than for white pupils

Question 7

What is a limitation of material deprivation

Answer 7

Indian and Bengali children face higher levels of poverty, yet generally achieve higher in education, suggesting there is a factor other than material deprivation which causes underachievement