Ethnicity and Achievement External Factors Flashcards

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Who were the sociologists for Black, Language & Linguistic skills?

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Beireter and Engellmen

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What do the sociologists for Black language say?

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That Black speech of low income USA families is inadequate and is “ungrammatical”.

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Who are the critiques for Black Language sociologists?

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April Baker-Bell and Labov

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What does the girl critique of black language say?

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April says that B&E have “Anti-Black Linguistic skills”.
White and Black speech codes are equally valid.
Linguistic Violence occurs when society dictates which speech code is more superior.

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What does the boy critique of Black Language say?

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Labov says that Black Speech is “perfectly logical”.

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Explain Asian Language & Linguistic Skills

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English is not their main language, there are barriers of understanding in the curriculum.

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Explain White Language & Linguistic Skills

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White speech codes are superior, they dominate the education system.
Whilst the White working class code is restricted and a barrier.

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Explain Asian Attitudes and Values

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Lupton shows that Asians view education as a “way up in society”, making them more success driven (Chinese & Indians).
They have an ambition, and willingness to make sacrifices for long term goals.

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Explain Sewell’s study of Black Attitudes and Values

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The absent role of a father affects the black boy’s mental and behavioural wellbeing, resulting in street gangs welcoming them in.

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Explain Chris Arnot’s support study for Sewell Black Attitudes and Values

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Black boys adopt the “Ultra tough ghetto superstar” image, inspired black masculinity role models through media, rap lyrics and videos.
This image is anti-school & education black masculinity.

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Explain White Attitudes and Values

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Gillian Evans studies how the street culture in white w/c areas are brutal, pupils have to learn how to withstand intimidation, vice versa.
Disrupts the school learning.

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Who is the critique of Sewell Attitude and Values?

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Gillborn

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What does Gillborn argue/critique about Attitude and Values?

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He believes that Sewell undermines impact of racism. Underachievement is not a result of the absent father & peer pressure, but a result of ‘Institutional Racism’.

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What does Sewell say about Peer pressure?

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Young black intelligent black boys experience black on black peer pressure, as using standardized English is selling out to the white establishments.

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What is Sewell’s quote about peer pressure?

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“The biggest barrier facing Black boys is actually black peer pressure”

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Who is the sociologist for Asian Family Structures?

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Ruth Lupton

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What does Ruth Lupton say for Asian Family Structures?

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Asian families have “Adult Authority”, kids respect the elders which is a knock on effect to the school system, and why they excel more than other students.

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What does Pryce say?

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Black Caribbean families are less resistant to racism, and less cohesive compared to Asian families. As a result, many black pupils have low self esteem and underachieve.

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Who are the sociologists for Black Family Structures?

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Daniel Moynihan & Pryce

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What does Moynihan say?

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That often black families are led by a lone mother, depriving the child(s) of adequate socialisation as they are taking the male ‘breadwinner’ role
Poor upbringing as there’s no one to support the kid(s)

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Who is the sociologist for White Family Structures?

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Ruth Lupton

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What does Ruth Lupton say about White Family Structures?

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Through the study of 4 schools
2 Mainly white W/C, 1 mainly Pakistani, 1 ethnically mixed school.
Found that teachers reported poor behaviour of mainly English White W/C schools. Blamed on parents negative education on mindset

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Who are the critiques of Family Structures?

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Driver and Nell Keddie

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What does Driver critique on Family Structures?

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Cultural deprivation theorists ignore positive effects of black Caribbean family structures.
= Strong independent black women
= Girls more success driven than boys

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What does Nell Keddie critique on Family Structures?

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Ethnic minority groups are culturally different, not culturally deprived. To blame it on schools as they’re ethnocentric to Whites and dismiss other ethnic minorities.