External factor- Racism in wider society

Question 1

What does Rex (1986) argue about racism in wider society ?

Answer 1

Rex (1986)- showed how racial disrimantion leads to social exclusion and how this worsens poverty faced by ethnic minorities, eg, in housing, ethnic minorities are more likely to be forced into substandard accommodation than white people of the same class

Question 2

What does Archer (2003) argue about racism in wider society in terms of Pakistani and Bangladeshi boys ?

Answer 2

Archer (2003)- In her study of Pakistani and Bangladeshi boys, Archer found that some of the boys felt that the value of their qualifications was reduced by racism and that racist discrimantion made it more difficult to translate qualifications into appropriate occupation

Question 3

What did Wood et al (2010) find in his studies of job applications

Answer 3

Wood et al (2010)- Sent three matched job applications to each of almost 1000 job vacancies, using fictitious names associated with different ethnic groups and one white mnate. Only 1 in 16 ‘ethnic minority’ applications were offered interviews compared with 9 white applications