Ethnicity and Inequality 2 - Chinese EM Flashcards
What is the relative unemployment rate of C EM?
2nd lowest (1st - White)
What did the ONS find?
Chinese (and Indian) most likely EM to be in the professional or managerial class
How did the shift to a service economy benefit C EM?
20 years ago Chinese EM were lowest qualified and poorest EM group, but are now most educated and richest (Observer Newspaper 1997)
Which % of Chinese in UK have post-A2 qualifications?
25% - 2 times the amount of Whites
Which % of Chinese got at least 5A*-C GCSEs?
80% girls and 78% boys (DfES)
What did Archer find in his semi structured interviews with Chinese students, parents, and teachers in London?
A high cultural value was placed on education- lots of parental support, teachers had positive views of C EM students
What did Bowie find about representations of C EM in the media?
They are less discriminatory
