ethnicity and education Flashcards
what does the cultural deprivation theory see underachievement of some ethnicities as a result of?
inadequate socialisation in the home
what is the explanation of inadequate socialisation in the home?
limited linguistic skills, attitudes and values, family structure and parental support
what families lack intellectual stimulation?
low income black families
what does lack of intellectual stimulation come from?
lack of educational toys
what does the lack of intellectual situation fail to set children up for?
school
what do cultural deprivation theorist see as a major cause for the failure of black pupils?
lack of motivation
what are most children socialised into?
mainstream culture
who talks about language and speech codes?
Bernstein
what does socialisation into mainstream culture instil?
motivation and competitiveness
what are some black children socialised into?
sub-culture
what does being socialised into a sub-culture create?
fatalistic attitude
who are many black headed by?
single mothers
what are black families headed by single mothers deprived of?
adequate care
what does an absent father/ breadwinner mean?
boys lack role models so it leads to a cycle of deprivation
what does the new right theorist Charles Murray say?
high rates of lone parent families leads to underachievement
what does the new right theorist Scruton say about underachievement?
is a result of ethnic minorities not embracing british culture
what does the new right theorist ken price say about resistance to racism?
asian pupils achieve better- more resistant
black pupils less resisted achieve worse
why do indian and Chinese families achieve higher?
they have supportive families
what are the adults in asian families similar to?
models that operate in school-like teachers
who studied w/c schools?
Lupton
what did Lupton find out about w/c schools and discipline ?
teachers reported higher levels of poor behaviour and discipline
who did w/c schools teachers blame for poorer behaviour and discipline of students?
parents due to lower support and attitude toward education
what parents are more likely to view education better?
ethnic minority parents
in absence of a nurturing father, what does Sewell find replaces it?
gangs