New Right Flashcards
Modood et al
Cultural differences contribute to ethnic inequalities.
IMPORTANT - Supports New Right ideology.
Some ethnic groups face language boundaries which reduce their employment chances, found that:
3 / 5 Bangladeshi women did not speak English
Half Pakistani women did not speak English
1 / 5 of Pakistani and Bangladeshi men did not speak English
States how South Asian women are frequently portrayed as passive victims and tend to have poorer educational qualifications than men.
Pakistani and Bangladeshi women have the lowest economic activity
Murray
The USA has a growing underclass that posed a serious threat to American society.
Expressed concerns that government policies were encouraging increasing numbers of Americans to become dependent on benefits
Welfare reforms led to an increase in the number of never-married black single mothers, many black youths losing interest in getting a job
Britain too had developed an underclass, defined the underclass by terms of behaviour, their homes were littered and unkempt.
Drunkenness was common, the children grew up ill-schooled and ill-behaved, and became local juvenile delinquents.
Rising rates of illegitimacy, rising crime rate and an alleged unwillingness among many of Britain’s youth to take jobs.
Sewell
IMPORTANT - Supports New Right ideology.
He argues that a high proportion of black boys are raised in lone-parent families within the UK.
In 2001, 57% of black families with dependent families were headed by lone parents, compared to 25% of white families.
Black masculinity is reflected hyper masculinity in the media by Gangsta rap + hip hop + news reports emphasising black street
Adopt hypermasculinity + aggressive, empathised masculinity
Sowell
Views reflect key New Right principles - such as on individual responsibility, scepticism of government intervention, and the belief that cultural factors play a major role in social outcomes
Significance relative to what he sees as more critical factors like cultural values, personal responsibility and economic freedom.
4 key areas that cause ethnic inequalities:
Cultural factors - primary drivers of ethnic and radical disparities
Government intervention - highly critical of welfare programmes, affirmative action and other forms
Inaccurate comparisons of different ethnic successes - points to success of various immigrant groups e.g. Jews chines and Japanese Americans who face significant discrimination but eventually thrived economically and socially due to their cultural emphasis on hard work + family structure
Fostering victimhood mentalities - criticises ‘victimhood’ mentally, African American
