Ethnicity and achievement- external factors Flashcards
Moynihan
Familiy Structure
Attitudes and Values
Structure + Support
-Black families headed by a mother are deprived financially and inadequately socialised.
-Creates a cycle of deprivation
1965
Sewell
Familiy Structure
Cultural Deprivation
Fathers Gangs and Culture
-Absence of fathers as role models leads to a loss of ‘tough love’
-Nurtured by MTV
-Argues greater expectations needed to raise aspirations
2009
Arnot
Familiy Structure
Cultural Deprivation
MTV Culture
-Ultra tough ‘ghetto superstar’ reinforced through videos
-Black boys subject to strong anti-educational peer group pressure
-Greatest barrier to achievement was the pressure of ‘selling out’ to the white establishment
2004
Lupton
Parental Support
Cultural Deprivation
Asian work ethic
-4 WC schools, 2 white, 1 Pakistani, 1 mixed
-BAME see it as a ‘way up,’ white negative attitude
-Adult authority similar to that of education
-Parents supportive of behaviour policies
-Children respect teachers
2004
Evans
Parental Support
Cultural Deprivation
Street Culture
-WC taught to intimidate and withsatnd intimidation
-School a place where the power games are played
-Disruption ensues, harder for students to succeed
2006
Bereiter + Engelmann
Language
Cultural Deprivation
Language spoken by black families inadequatefor educational success due to its ungrammatical and disjointed nature
1966
Palmer
Material Deprivation
-1/2 BAME chilidren LIC vs 1/4 white
-BAME 2x more likely to be unemployed
-BAME 3x more likely homeless
2012
Rex
Racism in wider society
Social exclusion
-Racial discrimination means that BAME more likely to be forced into substandard housing than white
1986
Wood
Racisim in wider society
Racism in the workforce
-3 applications, 1 white, 2 BAME
- 1 in 16 applicants recieved an interview for ‘BAME’ vs 1 in 9 for ‘white’
2010
