ethnic differences in achievement - external factors - material deprivation

Question 1

reasons for material deprivation

Answer 1

many minority ethnic groups live in deprived areas

purdah may prevent women from working

may lack recognised qualifications and language skills if they’ve recently arrived in the uk

asylum seekers prevented from seeing work

racism in work and housing may prevent many from gaining a job and a home

Question 2

how many children from ethnic minority backgrounds live in poverty?

Answer 2

46%

Question 3

does class override ethnicity?

Answer 3

we may over-estimate the effects of cultural deprivation and underestimate the effects of material deprivation

however, materially deprived indian and chinese pupils still do better than most

suggests material deprivation and class factors do not completely override the influence of ethnicity

modood (2004) - effects of low income is much less for other ethnic groups than for white pupils