Ethnic Inequality: New Right Explanations of Ethnic Inequality Flashcards
What would New Right Sociologists say ethnic inequality results from an equality of?
Ethnic inequality results from equality of opportunity
Which New Right Sociologist created the idea of equality of outcome and equality of opportunity?
Saunders
What is equality of outcome?
When all people get the same reward no matter how little effort they have put in
What is equality of opportunity?
When all individuals are given the same opportunities to succeed and they have to work hard to get large rewards
What does ONS (2021) Data show about the percentage of Black people that are managers and the percentage of White people that are managers?
7% of Black people are managers, 10.7% of White people are managers
What would New right Sociologists argue about the ONS (2021) Statistics?
It shows White people must work harder than Black people to get these larger rewards
What would theories of racism say about equality of opportunity being given to everyone in society?
Not everyone is given equality of opportunities
Which Interactionist found teachers labelled their Black students negatively?
Gillborn
Give 1 way black students were labelled in Gillborn’s study
Labelled as deviant
What was the result of Black students in Gillborn’s study being labelled as deviant?
They made anti-school subcultures
What was the result for their attainment of making anti-school subcultures, in Gillborn’s study?
They got lower attainment
In Gillborn’s study, why did the Black students make an anti-school subculture?
To resist the racism they faced
What family structure would the New Right say leads to ethnic inequality in Education?
Single parent families
Which New Right sociologist argued many Black Caribbean students are raised by single mothers?
Sewell
According to Sewell, what are single mothers unable to do to their male children?
Unable to discipline them properly
What does Sewell argue children will not learn if there is an absence of a male role model?
They will not learn the importance of having a male breadwinner in a household
According to Sewell, what form of male role model does he argue Black-Caribbean youths will turn to with the absence of a father?
Rappers
What do rappers not respect in their songs?
They do not respect authority
What will Black-Caribbean do in relation to the acts they see rappers talk about in their songs?
They will imitate them
What form of subculture in schools are Black-Caribbean youths more likely to join if they grow up in single-parent households?
Anti-school subcultures
Which trust shows Black-Caribbean children are 3 times more likely to grow up in single-parent families in the UK?
Runnymede Trust
What would theories of racism argue about the real reason Black Caribbean youths will join anti-school subcultures is?
They will join anti-school subcultures because of institutional racism
Which Interactionists created the idea of the educational triage?
Gillborn and Youdell
What does the educational triage say?
Teachers will only focus on students who will get C grades at least in their exams
What does it mean for Black students who will not be getting C grades in their exams?
They will be neglected
How will teachers feel about Black students who will not be getting C grades at least?
They will feel like these students cannot be helped.
