ethnic inequalities theory Flashcards
what does abbot et al say about ethnic inequalities?(black feminist)
says that feminism is ethnocentric, it claims to address issues concerning women in general but actually conentrates on womens experiences derived from white womens perspectives and experiences
what does brewer say about ethnic inequality?(black feminist)
argues that class ,race and gender combine to create multiple sources of deprivation and inequality. black women suffer from disadvantage because they are black,women and working class. the tripple systems theory
what does mirza say about ethnic inequality?(black feminist)
black feminists can challenge distorted assumtions of dominant groups by drawing on their own experiences and in doing so can offer other ways of thinking
what does connel say about ethnic inequalities?(black feminist)
stresses the link between black feminism and post colonial feminism. post colonail feminism is concerned with explaining gender inequalities caused by colonialsim. would be wrong to base theories of gender inequalities upon experiences of minority women across the world
what does modood say about ethnic inequality?(cultural)
found that 3/5 of bangladeshi women, half of pakistani women, 1/5 of pakistani and bangladeshi men didnt speak english
what does roberts say about ethnic inequality?(cultural)
argues that cultural explanations can be applied to the economic situation of black and asian groups. asian groups are more likely to be self employed or small business owners, because they brought strong enterpenurial traditions, in contrast to the bitter experiences of colonialism and slavery which may have caused anti enterprise attitudes among affrican carribean groups
what does sewell say about ethnic inequality?(cultural)
black males who have no father figure look to rappers for role models which ended up with them in an anti school sub culture
what does butler say about ethnic inequalities?(cultural)
suggested that there were more ‘progressive attitudes’ of these women towards work and sexuality
what does dale et al say about ethnic inequality?(cultural)
found clear evidence of changes across generations. younger women are more likely to participate in labour market and speak fluent english, although many women have accepted that family and work patterns may change when they get married
what does patterson say about ethnic inequality?(functionalist)
‘host immigrant model’ emphazised the importance of culture in explaning racism and ethnic inequality. idenitfyed three causes of racial discrimination:
-the hosts fear of social change
-resentment about having to compete for jobs
-the faliure of ethnic minorities to assimilate
what does parsons say about ethnic inequalities?(functionalist)
belives equality will come once there is assimilation
what does cox say about ethnic inequalities?(marxists)
argues that there is a direct relationship between capitalism and racism and that racism would not have developed if capitalism did not exist. he claims that ‘if capitalism had not developed then the world may never have experienced racial predjudice.’
what do castles and kosak say about ethnic inequality?(marxist)
studied immigrant groups in europe and ackowledged that such groups were concentrated in low paid and low status work (reserve army of labour)
what does solomos et al say about ethnic inequality?(neo marxist)
suggest that ethnic inequalities are linked to capitalism but that they are also linked to economic factors, government policies and the cultures of ethnic minorities and the white working class. they explored racist attitudes in the 1970s and the 1980s and claimed a ‘new racism’ emerged
what does lawrence say about ethnic inequalities?(neo-marxist)
claimed new racism emerged for the following reasons:
-the ruling class created and reinforced ideologies around the concepts of ‘british nation’, ‘british peoples’ and ‘british culture’
-there was high unemployment and economic stability and immigrant came to be seen as the source of the problem
-the cultures of the immigrant people were viewed in a negative way and as a threat to british society which was suffering from high crime rates and a breadown of family values
