ethnicity external Flashcards
ethnic group definition
a group that sees itself as culturally distinct from other groupings in a society and is seen by others as distinctive
ethnicity definition
shared culture of a social group which gives its members a common identity in some ways different from other groups
who are the highest achieving? what class are they more likely to be?
chinese, indian, asian pupils who are more likely to be middle-class
who are the lowest achieving? what class are they more likely to be?
black carribean, pakistani, bangladeshi, gypsy/roma
what 5 external factors impact ethnic differences in achievement?
- discrimination/racism in wider society
- cultural deprivation
- attitudes and values
- family structure and parental support
- material deprivation
discrimination/racism in wider society - what did noon suggest?
employers will actively discriminate against job applicants with foreign sounding names based on biased views of particular groups
discrimination/racism in wider society - what is poverty?
a product of racism
discrimination/racism in wider society - what did john rex propose?
racial discrimination leads to social exclusion which worsens poverty
discrimination/racism in wider society - what is more likely to happen to minorities?
forced into substandard accommodation of white people of the same class
cultural deprivation - how do linguistic skills affect achievement?
many children from low income black families lack intellectual stimulation and enriching experiences which leaves them poorly equipped for school as they have not been able to develop reasoning and problem solving skills
cultural deprivation - what does Engelmann propose?
language spoken by low-income black american’s as inadequate for educational success as it’s disjointed and not grammatical
attitudes and values - what do black people lack?
motivation which leads to underachievement
attitudes and values - what are balck children socialised into?
subculture that instils a fatalistic ‘live for today’ attitude that does not value education and leaves them non equipped for success
family structure and parental support - what does moyilhan argue?
because many black families are headed by a lone mother their children are deprived of adequate care because she has to struggle financially in the absence of a male breadwinner - not socialised properly
family structure and parental support - what cycle does moyilhan propose?
inadequately socialised children from unstable families go on to fail at school and become inadequate parents themselves
