Ethnicity External- criticisms

Question 1

Baker-Bell

Language and Linguistic skills

Cultural Deprivation

Answer 1

Linguistic Violence
-‘Anti-black linguistic racism’ labels speech codes inferior to white
-Actually in fact equally valid but white mainstream english dominates in the education system

2020

Question 2

Criticism

Gillborn

Family Structure and Parental Support

Cultural Deprivation

Answer 2

Critical Race theory
-Argues its not peer pressure or absent fathers but institutional racism
-Systematically produces the failure of a large number of black boys

2008

Question 3

Criticism

Driver

Cultural Deprivation

Answer 3

Role Models
-CD theorists ignore the positive effects of the dysfunctional Caribbean family
-Argues it provides the opportunity to form strong independent women
-Believes this to be the reason why black girls do better than boys

1977

Question 4

Platt + Parsons

Attitudes + Values

Cultural Deprivation

Answer 4

Aspirations
-BAME group students among 7-14 years had higher career aspirations than their white counterparts

-Shows that parents aren’t socialising children to lower aspirations as CD theorists claim

2018

Question 5

Raz

Political Distraction

Answer 5

Politically Useful
-Deflects attention from the real causes of underachievement such as poverty and racism

-Blaming the victims instead, government avoids taking responsibility

2013