Ethnic inequalities 20 marker SI

Question 1

ethnic makeup of UK

Answer 1

• 74.4% white british
• Indian 3.1%

Question 2

the ethnic pay gap

Answer 2

varies widely between the ethnic groups with the pakistani ethnic group being the most poorly paid compared to the white british majority

Question 3

Heath and Cheung - horizontal segregation

Answer 3

• certain minority ethnic groups such as pakistani and Bangladeshi are overrepresented in the low-skilled, low paid and unsecure service sector, particularly in the retail industry
• Indian and Chinese backgrounds are more likely to be in high paid proffessions eg law

Question 4

Istitute for fiscal studies IFS

Answer 4

Found that some minority groups in the UK faced disproportionately high levels pf unemployment during the pandemic

Question 5

Bangladeshi men and black men are how many times as likely than white men to have jobs in shutdown undustries

Answer 5

4X as likely than white men to have jobs in shutdown undustries and Black men are 50% more likely

Question 6

bangladeshi’s and black minorities lack savings to provide financial buffer if laid off

Answer 6

30% of households have enough to cover 1 month

Question 7

what does racial discrimination do?

Answer 7

create inequalities in the workplace

Question 8

Di Stasio and Heath

Answer 8

found that to recieve an interview, people with ethnic minority names had to write 1.6 letters for every 1 written by someone with a traditional majority name

Question 9

what do statistics from the Commission on Race and Ethnic disparities show?

Answer 9

Chinese and Indian ethnic groups have the highest percentage of children meeting attainment goals across all key stages and Gypsy/Roma is an example of one of the lowest

Question 10

Gilborn and Youdell - teachers expectations

Answer 10

• radicalised expectations of different ethnic groups
• few teachers openly racist
• processes operating in schools often work against black students
• blamed more for disciplinary problems

Question 11

Archer and Fancis - Aspirations of Chinese parents

Answer 11

• chinese parents invest considerable time, money and effort on children regardless of class
• high expectations for children to be accademically successful

Question 12

hate crimes - Commission on race and ethnic disparities

Answer 12

there are about 142 racially motivated hate crimes per day causing serious harm and trauma

Question 13

stop and search data

Answer 13

black individuals are 5X more likely to be stopped and searched than white individuals in the UK

Question 14

Townsley and Marshall - London police officers

Answer 14

Cars with young black males are more likely to be stopped and searched