ethnicity Flashcards
why do black Caribbean boys perform worse than black Caribbean girls?
BC. families are dysfunctional with 24.3% being lone parent most are run by mothers
young black boys lack an adequate male role model and find it hard to progress
young black girls have a strong positive female role model so they do better
why are chinese pupils the most successful despite racism
asians are more resistant to racism and have a greater sense of self due to a lack of slavery
evidence shows that chinese pupils are more likely to believe they can succeed if they try hard enough(pro school subculture)
they are socialised to never question authority
why is material deprivation more common for BAME
Ethnic minorities are 2x more likely to be unemployed than whites
foreign qualifications arent recognised by uk employers
what does the department of education identify about black boys and why
black boys are more likely to be permenantly excluded than any other group
blacks are 1.5x more likely to be identified with a behavioural need
disproportionately put into lower sets that arent reflective of their ability so the arent seen as gifted and talented
why do teachers not view asiands and blacks as the ideal pupil?
Asians are too passive and they assume that asians do not speak english
Blacks are too disruptive and they see them as badly behaved threats to learning and authority
how do teachers treat balck students
gilborn found that teachers were a little too quick to discipline black students because they have racialised expectations of them and expect them to behave badly leading to conflict rebellion retreatism and an anti school subculture
liberal chauvists teachers that think theyre better than black students
how do teachers treat asian students
they percieve them as a problem that can be ignored, recieving the least attention and excluding them from class discussions because they assume they dont know english
teachers are very patronising to asian students
what are model minorities and how are they unhelpful
asians are an example of what all minorites should be like
gilborn argues the overachievement of model minorities serves as an ideological function to justify the failure of the black pupils
what is an example of teachers being too quick to discipline balck people?
15 y/o black girl tanya said that her group of friends was seen as a threatening gang whilst whites can walk in groups.
she felt invisible in classroms and felt that teachers could only see her when they needed someone to blame
