Functionalism

Question 1

Patterson

Answer 1

3 causes of ethnic inequalities: host coaches, fear of cultural difference of the immigrants and the social change, they would bring, the host coaches, resentment of having to compete with immigrants for scarce resources, such as jobs and housing, failure of immigrants to assimilate

Question 2

Parsons and Clark

Answer 2

overtime, stigma, surrounding skin colour would disappear as people integrate more and black people would be successful

Question 3

Roberts

Answer 3

Ethnic inequalities are the byproduct of cultural factors
There being disparities between non-white minority groups in terms of outcomes and standards of living
Asian groups are more likely to be self - employed, East African Sikhs often described as a strong ‘spirit of enterprise’ and supportive family networks
Experiences of colonialism and slavery on Afro-Caribbean community groups were starting from different place than other minority groups

Question 4

Modood et al

Answer 4

3 in 5 Bangladeshi women, half of Pakistani women living in Britain do not speak English, nothing discriminatory about not being able to offer high status occupations to individuals not being able to speak the language of the host nation.
Argued that ethnic minorities’ lower position in society is not due to racism or structural discrimination, but due to the lack of skills and values they can provide to the most highly rewarded sectors in society.
Link back to Patterson and Parsons - minorities positions can improve over time.