Ethnicity-external factors

Question 1

What does Palmer say about Material deprivation

Answer 1

Palmer:
-ethnic minority groups are more likely to live in poor housing
impact on education:kids get ill and fall behind due to absences in class
-have extended families
impact on education:living in smaller houses with big families means not enough room for children to study at home,so fall behind at school and are perceived as lazy
-recent migrants may lack language skills+qualifications
impact on education:parents can’t afford to get kids supplies for school as don’t have good job and afford school trips,parents and kids are seen as not caring about education

Question 2

material deprivation evaluation

Answer 2

• A lot of ethnic minority children such as chinese often outperform other students
• might not be material deprivation which causes underachivement but barriers within school
• could make children in material deprivation to work harder to succeed so they have a better life in the future

Question 3

What is Berieten and Engelmans view on Language and intellect+evaluation

Answer 3

Bereiter-Engelmann
-children who don’t speak english as there first language in school are likely to struggle in school
-raise concerns about the language used by low income black families is ungrammatical+restricted.Incompatible for education success
-they will struggle to access reading resources and communicate with teachers
-if speak another language at home it will impede on educational success
all leads to under achievement
evaluation:
-could be internal factors within school not outside of school
-speaking a second language is desireable and better than speaking just one,not a barrier

Question 4

What does Moynihan say family and parental structure

Answer 4

Moynihan-single parenthood in black communities:

• high rates of single parenthood is problematical especially for boys
• boys lack a positive male role model who can support them with educational success
• single mothers have lots of responsible such as paid employment and house work so don’t have enough time to help children with homework or attend educational events
• children left to do there own thing so slack in school and don’t try.
• Murray says that due to this they take part in disruptive behaviours which leads to a bad reputation in school

Lupton:Asian work ethic
-claims reason for Indian and chinese performing better despite barrier is due to parents attitude towards education-Asian work ethic
-Parents of these origins have very high standards for their children and will be supportive of teachers and schools
-have similar expectations to those in school and expect them to respect their elders
-chinese mums known as tiger mums+expect them to work hard and take part in extra curricular activities
evaluation:
-only focus on boys in singlehood and don’t considers girls
-internal facts might have a bigger impact

Question 5

What does Sugarman say about Negative attitude towards education

Answer 5

Sugar man:
young ethnic minority people-particularly boys are likely to reject mainstream culture and participate in behaviours which challenge socially accepted norms and values
-BAME boys are likely to gravitate towards such subcultures.Have a fatalistic attitude that hard work will not benefit them.Prioritise immediate gratification and prioritise seeing their friends over work
evaluation:negative attitudes aren’t possessed by cultural factors but maybe due to schools and teachers attitude towards them

Question 6

How does racism in wider society cause equality in racism

Answer 6

racism: refers discrimation
- impacts material and social experiences
- material deprivation
- social:feel socially excluded(marginalised)