Evidence of Inequality for ethnic minorities

Question 1

Workplace= Wood et al

Answer 1

In a field experiment on job applications, they found that ethnic minority names needed 16 applications to get a positive response, while ‘white-sounding’ names needed only 9

Question 2

Workplace= Parkin

Answer 2

Ethnic minorities are a negatively privileged group. The ethnic majority uses social closure to block them from reaching positions of authority, creating a concrete ceiling in the workplace.

Question 3

Education= DFE statistics

Answer 3

GCSE results with an average Attainment 8 score were:

Chinese: 64.2
Indian: 56.3
White British: 46.1
Black Caribbean:

Question 4

Education= Gilborn

Answer 4

He argues that black Afro-Caribbean boys face institutional racism in school, being placed in lower sets and entered for lower-tier exams, which limits their chances of success.

Question 5

Media= Children Now Fair Play

Answer 5

Ethnic minorities are stereotyped in video games. They found that 86% of heroes were white, 8/10 competitors in sports games were black, Latinos only appeared in sports games, and 86% of black female characters were shown as victims of violence.

Question 6

Media= Van Dijk

Answer 6

He used content analysis to study ethnic group representations in the UK over 10 years and found that the media stereotype black people in five ways: criminal, abnormal, a threat, unimportant, and dependent. This includes portraying cultural practices as abnormal and using broad terms like ‘Asian culture’.

Question 7

Crime= Hood

Answer 7

Black men are more likely than white men to receive custodial sentences for offenses that typically get fines or community service. This shows institutional racism in the police force.

Question 8

Crime= Social Trends Survey

Answer 8

Black men are more likely than white men to get custodial sentences for offenses that usually result in fines or community service, showing institutional racism in the police force.