Ethnicity - Cultural Deprivation

Question 0

Gilbourn & Mirza

Answer 0

• Indian students do well in spite of the fact that English isn’t always there native language
  > A lot of Indian parents are ambitious for their children

Question 1

Bereiter & Englemann

Answer 1

• People consider that the language spoken by low income black families is inadequate for academic success
  > More to do with poverty

Question 2

Moynihan & Murray

Answer 2

• Many black families are headed by a lone mother & don’t have adequate funding
• Lack of father means that boys lack a role model for male achievement

Question 3

Driver & Ballard

Answer 3

• Asian family structures bring education benefits
• Asian families have a more positive attitude towards education:
  > Want their children to succeed & have social mobility
  > High aspirations for their children’s futures

Question 4

Lupton

Answer 4

• Adult authority in Asian families is similar to that in schools:
  > Adults are seen as authority figures

Question 5

Rex

Answer 5

• Poverty is a product of racism
• Racism leads to social exclusion
• Worsens poverty