Ethnic Inequality: Intersectional Feminist Explanations of Ethnic Inequality Flashcards
What would Intersectional Feminists say must also be considered when looking at ethnic inequality?
Class and Gender
Who did Mirza study?
A group of Black female students
What 3 things does the triple systems theory consider?
Class, gender, ethnicity
What does the triple systems theory say?
The class, gender, and ethnicity of someone heavily impacts their experiences in society
Which Intersectional Feminist created the triple systems theory?
Walby
What did Mirza find with assumptions by teachers?
Teachers assumed the black female students would not do well
What would Intersectional Feminists argue causes ethnic inequality in the Education System?
Racism from teachers
Who did Basit study?
Muslim girls in school
What assumptions did Basit make about the Muslim girls’ aspirations?
That they wanted to be housewives
What did teachers in Basit’s study find with how they treated Muslim girls?
They assumed they had different aspirations
What was the situation for support the Muslim girls received for their exams due to the assumptions?
They received little support to help them do well in their exams
In Basit’s study, what was the impact of the assumptions by teachers?
The Muslim girls were put into lower sets
