Ethnic differences in Education (external, cultural deprivation)

Question 1

Hastings

Answer 1

white pupils aged 11-16 made less progress than their Black/Asian peers

Question 2

Bereiter and Engelman- Linguistic Skills, Attitude and Values

Answer 2

Language spoken by low income Black American families seen to be inadequate

Question 3

Gillborn and Mirza- Linguistic skills, attitudes and values

Answer 3

Indian pupils do very well despite English being their second language

Question 4

Moynihan: Family structure and parental support

Answer 4

many black families are headed by a lone mother. As a result, children may be deprived of adequate care as mother struggles financially and they have a lack of male role models

Question 5

Murray: Family structure and parental support

Answer 5

lone parenthood and lack of black role models lead to underachievement

Question 6

Scruton: Family structure and parental support

Answer 6

Ethnic minorities underachieve, failure to embrace mainstream British culture

Question 7

Pryce: Family structure and parental support

Answer 7

Asians are higher achievers because they are more resistant to racism and so have more self worth. but this is the opposite for black boys

Question 8

Sewell: Different attitudes to education

Answer 8

unlike Murray it is not absent role models but instead a lack of disciple/ tough love that leads to underachievement

Question 9

Arnot: Different attitudes to education

Answer 9

Ultra ‘tough ghetto superstar’ reinforced through rap videos/ MTV lyrics

Question 10

Gilborn: Different attitudes to education

Answer 10

EVAL- education system is institutionally racist and this leads to underachievement of black boys

Question 11

Lupton: Different attitudes to education

Answer 11

Teachers authority in school mirrors that of parental authority at home for Asian kids, and so they are more respectful towards teachers

Question 12

McCulloch: Different attitudes to education

Answer 12

Ethnic minority pupils more aspirational for uni than white w/c

Question 13

Lupton: Different attitudes to education

Answer 13

compared Pakistani w/c and white w/c student- teachers reported more poorer behaviour for white w/c

Question 14

Evans: Different attitudes to education

Answer 14

in order to help them deal with rough ‘street culture’ white w/c students use school as a place to establish power

Question 15

Driver: Different attitudes to education

Answer 15

criticises cultural deprivation theory for ignoring positive effects. For example, black African Caribbean girls from dysfunctional families have a strong and independent female role model. This makes them more confident and so they do better in school than boys.

Question 16

Lawrence: Different attitudes to education

Answer 16

challenges Pryce- Says that Black pupils underachievement is because of racism

Question 17

Keddie: Different attitudes to education

Answer 17

Ethnic minorities are ‘culturally different’ not culturally deprived