Ethnicity Flashcards
What is an ethnic group
Shared culture, identity, history, distinct group,
Deciding whos in which ethnic group is an issue - variations
Overall ethnic patterns educational achievement
Black and Pakistani do worst
Chinese and Indians best
White = average as make up majority population
2 divisions explaining differences
Internal factors
External factors
What are the main external factors
Cultural deprivation
Material deprivation and class
Racism
What is cultural deprivation split in to
Intellectual and language skills
Attitudes, values and family structure
Outline intellectual and language skills
Low income black families lack intellectual stimulation fail develop reasoning and solving skills
Who researches and supports intellectual and language skills
Bereiter and Engelmann
How do Bereiter and Engelmann support cultural deprivation intellectual and language skills
Language poorer black American families is ungrammatical and disjointed
Unable express abstract ideas - barrier
Do not speak english at home may be held back
Evaluation of intellectual and language skills
Swann Report
Language not a major factor, any effect temporary, Indian pupils do well in school despite often not speaking english at home
What are attitudes, values and family structure split in to
Fatalism and immediate gratification Lack male role model Culture of poverty Impact slavery Asian families
How is fatalism part of attitudes values and family structure affecting educational achievement
Most socialised mainstream = instils competitiveness and desire achieve
subculture some black children fatalistic, focused immediate gratification, resulting lack motivation
Evaluation of Fatalism and Immediate Gratification
Connor
EM parents often place higher value on education than white parents
How is lack male role model part of attitudes values and family structure affecting educational achievement
Encourage Afro-Caribbean boys to anti-educational macho ‘gang culture’
How do the New Rights support lack male role model
Murray - high rate SPF and lack positive male role model = underachievement
Evaluation of lack of male role model
Sewell - only minority African-Caribbean boys were anti-school
How is culture of poverty part of attitudes values and family structure affecting educational achievement
Moynihan: absence male role model achievement in black matrifocal LPF produce inadequately socialised children who fail at school, become inadequate parents themselves, and perpetuate culture of poverty
How is slavery part of attitudes values and family structure affecting educational achievement
Pryce
Black Caribbean culture less resistant to racism because of experience of slavery many have low self esteem and underachieve
How are Asian families part of attitudes values and family structure affecting educational achievement
Sewell
Chinese and Indian pupils benefit from supportive family networks ‘Asian work ethic’ contrasts with black LPF - lack fatherly nurturing, street gangs offer alternative perverse loyalty. Felt greatest barrier to success was peer pressure, speaking standard English and doing well was selling out
Evaluation of how Asian Families impact ethnic differences
Asians have more positive attitudes towards education as their adult authority is similar to that in schools
Asians more likely than whites support school policies
Why do white working class pupils underachieve
Lower aspirations
Result white working class culture
Lacking parental support
Who researched in to white working class pupils underachieving
Lupton
Evans
What did Lupton find in to white working class pupils underachieving
Studied 4 mainly w.c schools different ethnic compositions
Teachers reported poorer levels behaviour and discipline white pupils
Lower support and negative attitudes from parents
What did Evans find in to white working class pupils underachieving
Street culture w.c. areas can be brutal and brought into school
Result = strong pressure reject education
