Ethnic DEA - Sociologists

Question 1

who found that teachers see black students as having less ability?

Answer 1

Gillborn & Youdell (2001)

black students are therefore put into lower streams and entered for lower tier exams

Question 2

who says that young black boys struggle to overcome the emotional and behavioural difficulties of adolescence?

Answer 2

Tony Sewell (2009)

Question 3

what does Daniel Moynihan (1965) say?

Answer 3

black children with lone mothers lack adequate care as she has to work long hours in the absence of a second income. black boys also lack an adequate male role model.

therefore he sees cult dep as cycle, where inadequately socialised children fail at school and become inadequate parents themselves

Question 4

4 things about ethnic minority poverty

what does Guy Palmer (2012) say?

Answer 4

• nearly 50% of ethnic children live in poverty compared to white
• ethnic minorities 2x more likely to be unemployed
• half of bangladeshi and pakistani workers earn under £7 an hour
• ethnic minorities 3x more likely to be homeless

Question 5

who found that the effects of low income was less for ethnics than whites?

Answer 5

Tariq Modood (2004)

Question 6

who says teachers have ‘racialised expectations’ about black pupils’ behaviour and ability?

Answer 6

Gillborn and Youdell

Question 7

what did Cecile Wright find?

Answer 7

Asian pupils can also be victims of labelling, as they’re expected to have a poor grasp of english

they are therefore isolated and left out of discussions

Question 8

3 types of teacher racism

what did Mirza (1992) find?

Answer 8

• colour blind (believe all students are equal but allow racism to go unchallenged)
• liberal chauvinists (believe black students are culturally deprived and have low expectations)
• overt racists (actually believe black ppl are inferior and discriminate against them)

Question 9

what does Roithmayr(2003) say?

Answer 9

insitutional racism is a ‘locked in inequality’