Ethnicity and youth

Question 1

What is the meaning of ethnocentric?

Answer 1

seeing things from a certain ethnic point of view

Question 2

What are some examples of how schools can be ethnographic?

Answer 2

holidays based on christian calendar
subject content
one religion assemblies

Question 3

Who looked into unintentional discrimination?

Answer 3

Wright

Question 4

What did he find?

Answer 4

That Asian girls got less attention from teachers
Afro- Caribbean boys are likely to be sent out of class or punished.

Question 5

What is meant by the term institutional racism?

Answer 5

the rules and routines of britians social institutions e.g. school may exclude individuals on their race. Racism is so common now that its not recognized as racism.

Question 6

Who suggested that teachers misinterpret ethnic minorities behavior?

Answer 6

Gillborn

Question 7

What did Gillborn find?

Answer 7

Teachers were quick to discipline black students, but often misinterpret their behavior and see it as a threat but this has a negative effect and causes further conflict.

Question 8

Why do ethnic minorities form according to sivanandan?

Answer 8

To resist racism and discrimination based on skin colour

Question 9

Who linked racism with deviance?

Answer 9

Bullock and Tilley

Question 10

Why is the UK still racist?

Answer 10

some ethnic groups are more likely to be stopped than others
Hall- argued that Afro-carribeans are labelled as criminals by the media
Butler- found a few black mps had experienced of racism from other politicians

Question 11

Why is the UK not racist?

Answer 11

British attitudes survey suggests a tolerance in racism

Anti- discrimination legislation is much tighter now certain ethnic minorities out perform white pupils

Question 12

What is Rastafarianism and how did they develop?

Answer 12

believe the white capitalist society is evil and needs to be resisted, started as a stand to white people.

Question 13

What are rude boys and how did they emerge?

Answer 13

emerged as a result of black youths being socially and economically deprived, felt they were cool by pimping and dealing in weed.

Question 14

What is an idea to support that subcultures form to resist racism?

Answer 14

racism is still a problem and some groups do form due to racism

Question 15

What are critiques of subcultures form to resist racism?

Answer 15

not all minorities feel they have to resist

racism not such a problem e.g survey

Question 16

What did sewell suggest?

Answer 16

African American boys form anti-school subcultures, they value physical strength and reject school work, they were challenging in school and failed examinations, they viewed material possession as a source of status, admired Rastafarian s.

Question 17

What did anti-school subcultures result in?

Answer 17

In macho behavior and social rejection, but is compensation for their rejection by white society

Question 18

What did mercer and gilroy discover ?

Answer 18

That rap music is often associated with black youths and shows a direct resistance to racism

Question 19

What did bullock and Tilley do?

Answer 19

Claimed that when youth resist racism they often turn to deviance, may join gangs

Question 20

What did Sivanandan discover?

Answer 20

That youth cultures form in a resistance to racism. They behave and dressed in a way that demonstrates this for example Rastafarianism.

Question 21

What is Rastafarinism ?

Answer 21

Started as a social stand against white and middle class, they see capitalism as evil which needs to be resisted, smoke weed to defy norms and cleanse the soul

Question 22

What is institutional racism?

Answer 22

Unintentional racism

Question 23

Who are the rude boys?

Answer 23

Emerged as a result of black youths being socially and economically marginalized like to look and deal in cannabis and pimping

Question 24

What is an idea that supports the idea that ethnic minorities form subcultures due to resistance to racism?

Answer 24

racism is still a problem, sociology has shown that some groups still form in resistance to racism

Question 25

What is an idea that doesnt supports the idea that ethnic minorities form subcultures due to resistance to racism?

Answer 25

Not all ethnic minorities feel they have to resist
racism
racism is not as significant as it once was e.g. BAs reveals a tolerance to racial minorities