Ethnic Inequality: Functionalist Explanations of Ethnic Inequality Flashcards
What model did Patterson create explaining ethnic inequality?
The host-immigrant model
What event did Patterson say had interrupted the social equilibrium of Britain?
Immigration from the Windrush Generation
What did Patterson say was created by the mix of windrush generation culture and British culture?
A culture clash
What did Patterson say British people were not racist in their responses to immigration?
They were instead showing that they were fearful of changes to their lives
What is the first cause of ethnic inequality in the host-immigrant model in relation to fear?
The hosts fear that the immigrants will bring lots of social change to their country
What is the second cause of ethnic inequality in the host-immigrant model in relation to resentment?
The hosts will resent having to compete with immigrants over housing and jobs
What is the third cause of ethnic inequality in the host-immigrant model in relation to assimilation?
Most immigrants will not assimilate into British culture
What would Weberians argue about Patterson’s host-immigrant model?
It is not efficient to explain ethnic inequality in the UK
How do hosts respond if immigrants do not fully assimilate?
They repond with hostility
What did Weber argue about the reason ethnic minorities experience racism in the Workplace is?
It is because of social closure
What is social closure?
When groups with power and status try to protect their position in society
What would a Black person at an interview be unable to do in the job they are interviewing at if they are rejected?
They will be unable to get promotions in that job
Which organisation showed in what year that explicit racism is still present in British society?
Home Office (2020)
What does Home Office Data (2020) show about how many hate crimes were committed in this year?
90,000 hate crimes were committed
What would Parsons argue about why there is ethnic inequality in society?
It is because society is meritocratic
What does it mean if society is meritocratic?
The people that put in the most effort will get the best rewards from society
What would Parsons argue about educational attainment in relation to ethnic background with society being a meritocracy?
No matter a students’ ethnic background, if they work hard then they will do well in school
Which organisation (2020) shows Asian pupils have higher attainment 8 scores than white pupils?
DfE Data
According to ONS Data (2021) what fraction of Asians work in professional occupations? What is the significance of this statistic?
1/3 of Asians work in professional occupations, which is higher than any other ethnic group
What concept did Gillborn and Youdell create?
Educational triage
What would theories of racism say about society being meritocratic particularly for teacher treatment of ethnic minorities?
Teachers treat students from ethnic minorities poorly, impacting their attainment
What does the educational triage say?
Teachers will only focus on students who will get C grades or above in their exams
According to Gillborn and Youdell, what does the educational triage mean for black pupils?
They will be neglected by teachers
Why will Black pupils be neglected by teachers, according to Gillborn and Youdell?
Teachers will feel like they cannot improve the grades of black students
