Ethnicity Flashcards
3 types of cultural deprivation
Intellectual and linguistic skills
Attitudes and values
Family structure and parental support
Intellectual and linguistic skills (ethnicity)
Major cause of underachievement for many minority children
Low income black families lack intellectual stimulation and enriching experiences. Poorly equipped for school as no reasoning and problem solving skills
Children who don’t speak English at home ao3
Gillbornand Mirza- Indian pupils do very well despite not having english as their first language
Attitudes and values of black children
Lack of motivation
Most children are socialised into mainstream culture which instills ambition and competitiveness and sacrifices to achieve long term goals
Some cultural deprivation theorists argue some black children socialised into fatalistic subculture that leaves them unequipped for success