Ethnicity and achievement- external (criticisms) Flashcards
Labov
Language and Linguistic skills
Cultural Deprivation
Found black American speech to be perfectly logical
1973
Baker-Bell
Language and Linguistic skills
Cultural Deprivation
Linguistic Violence
-‘Anti-black linguistic racism’ labels speech codes inferior to white
-Actually in fact equally valid but white mainstream english dominates in the education system
2020
Demie + Mclean
Language and Linguistic skills
Cultural Deprivation
Factor ranking
-Language barriers and literacy levels came well behind other internal factors such as teachers low expectations, stereotyping and institutional racism
2017
Gillborn
Family Structure and Parental Support
Cultural Deprivation
Critical Race theory
-Argues its not peer pressure or absent fathers but institutional racism
-Systematically produces the failure of a large number of black boys
2008
Driver
Cultural Deprivation
Role Models
-CD theorists ignore the positive effects of the dysfunctional Caribbean family
-Argues it provides the opportunity to form strong independent women
-Believes this to be the reason why black girls do better than boys
1977
Platt + Parsons
Attitudes + Values
Cultural Deprivation
Aspirations
-BAME group students among 7-14 years had higher career aspirations than their white counterparts
-Shows that parents aren’t socialising children to lower aspirations as CD theorists claim
2018
Rollock
Found MC black parents to use their economic, cultural and social capital to support childs achievement
2014
Lareau
Concerted Cultivation
-MC cultivate childs skills and talents through organised leisure activities to gain an educational advantage
2011
Raz
Political Distraction
Politically Useful
-Deflects attention from the real causes of underachievement such as poverty and racism
-Blaming the victims instead, government avoids taking responsibility
2013
