Labelling Studies | 2

Question 1

Who did Mirza conduct her study on?

Answer 1

Black, ambitious girls who faced racism.

Question 2

What did Mirza study show about the Black girls?

Answer 2

Teachers discouraged high aspirations from them.
- Careers, aspirations.
They did not participate in class.

Question 3

What did Mirza say the ‘non-racist’ girls decided not to choose subjects because of?

Answer 3

Due to the racist teachers.

Question 4

What were the 3 types of teacher racism, studied by Mirza?

Explain all.

Answer 4

1) Color blind- all pupils are equal but they ignore the practice of racism.
2) Liberal chauvinists- believe black pupils are culturally deprived and have low expectations of them.
3) Overt racist- those who believe that black pupils are inferior and discriminate against them.

Question 5

How does Mirza’s study suport the labelling theory?

Answer 5

• Not all students follow the self-fulfilling prophecy- they’ll reject it.
• Some have a positive self image of themselves.

Question 6

What did Sewell infer about the labelling studies on black boys?

Answer 6

How they react to negative stereotypes, which affects their achievement.

Question 7

What did Sewell find about his study on black boys?

What did thet reject? What were the 2 types of black boys?

Answer 7

Rebels- visible+influencial.
* Excluded, reject school norms and values.
Conformists- succesful black boys.
* Accept norms.

Question 8

Sewell’s study:

What was the name given to black boys who were rebels?

Answer 8

“Black Macholads.”

Question 9

How did the Conformists surround their friendship group with?

Answer 9

A variety of ethnic groups.

Question 10

How does Sewell’s study support the labelling theory?

Answer 10

Different boys reacted in different ways.

Question 11

There are 4 types of responses to negative labelling..

Of which of the groups accept the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 11

Rebels & Retreitists.

Question 12

Who were the retreatists?

Answer 12

They were disconnected from both, schools and Black subcultures.

Question 13

Which of the Black boys’ groups rejected the negative stereotypes?

Answer 13

Conformist and Innovators.

Question 14

What was different about the Innovators and the Conformists?

Answer 14

The Innovators were pro-educstion but anti-school.

Question 15

What is a key criticism of Sewell’s study?

Answer 15

Gillborn and Youdell- A-C Economy.

Question 16

Why was the ‘A-C Economy’ an underlying factor in Black boys’ achievement?

What was their disadvantage? Education.

Answer 16

The idea that through that, Black and working-class pupils would be placed in lower streams and low tier exams.

Question 17

What is the ‘A-C Economy’?

Answer 17

System where the education system concentrates on the pupils who have advantages to get 5 Cs and above at GCSE.

Question 18

What did Sewell argue the other important factors of Black boys’ underachievement was?

Answer 18

External- lack of nurturing father, street culture and peer groups.

Question 19

How did Sewell describe the contribution to the underachievement of black boys?

Answer 19

Teachers have the same stereotypes towards them, regardless of their attitudes.

Question 20

Define comtemptuous.

Answer 20

A deep dislike for someone or something.