Sociology - 30 marker Flashcards
How many paragraphs am i writing including intro and conclusion
8
what will the introduction include
explain ethnicity and internal/external factors
what definition for ethnicity will go in the intro
explains cultural differences between groups of people
what will paragraph 2 be about
external explanations, cultural deprivation, language
what sociologists will be discussed in paragraph 2
Berieter and Englemann, Swann Report and Gilbourn and Mirza
what will i write in paragraph 2 relating to language that Berieter and Englemann said
language by low income black american families is inadequate for success, pakistani and bangledeshi families don’t speak english at home which leads to restricted vocab, lack of help from parents and teachers avoiding interactions
what is the swann report evaluation for language in paragraph 2
language is not a major factor
what is the Gilbourn and Mirza evaluation for language in paragraph 2
indians do good despite no english at home
What is paragraph 3 about
external explantions, family structure and parental support
in paragraph 3 what sociologist study family structure and parental support
Daniel Moyhan and Ken Pryce
For paragraph 3 what does Daniel Moyhan say about parental support
lone mother so children are deprived of adequate care as financial struggles and boys lack a male role model of achievement and the cultural deprivation cycle
for paragraph 3 what does Ken pryce say about family structures
they contribute to family underachievement of black caribbean’s in britian, asians achieve higher than black caribbeans as more resistant to racism and more self worth
for paragraph 3 what is the role of the family key to
understanding educational achievement in ethnic groups
what are the ways some families act compared to others for paragraph 3
aspirational and motivating then other contribute to underachievement
what is paragraph 4 about
external explanations, attitudes and values
what does a lack of motivation cause for paragraph 4
major cause of failure of many black children
why is lack of motivation a major cause of failure for black children in paragraph 4
some are socialised into subcultures so they are fatalistic and present time orientated which leaves them ill equipped
what sociologists evaluate attitudes and values in paragraph 4
tony sewell and gilbourn
what does tony sewell evaluate about attitudes and values in paragraph 4
not lack of father abscence but the lack of fatherly nurturing as children aren’t punished to encourage them to do better
what does gilbourn evaluate about attitudes and values in paragraph 4
not peer pressure but institutional racism in education system
what is paragraph 5 about
internal explanation, assessments and new IQism
what sociologists study assessments in paragraph 5
Gilbourn
what does Gilbourn say about assessments in paragraph 5
assessments help validate the dominant’s culture superiority as teachers judgements stereotype the success of students
what sociologist studies new IQism in paragraph 5
Gilbourn
what does Gilbourn say about New IQism in paragraph 5
teachers make false assumptions about pupils ability and potential, secondary schools allocate pupils into streams and black pupils are disadvantaged as they may have underperformed and overlooked so lower streams
what sociologists evaluate assessments and new IQism in paragraph 5 and what do they say
Gilbourn - criticised for focusing too much on internal factors
Sewell - focus more on external factors and model minorities
what is paragraph 6 about
internal explanations, ethnocentric curriculum
what is the ethnocentric curriculum in paragraph 6
looks at things from a particular background
what sociologists study the ethnocentric curriculum in paragraph 6
troyna and williams, bernard coard, roithmayr
what do troyna and williams say about the ethnocentric curriculum in paragraph 6
the curriculum in british schools is ethnocentric as it gives priority to white culture and language
what does bernard coard say about the ethnocentric curriculum in paragraph 6
has effect of alienating and lowering commitment and motivation
what sociologists evaluate the ethnocentric curriculum in paragraph 6
troyna and williams and roithmayr
what does troyna and williams say in the evaluation of the critical race theory in paragraph 6
need to go beyond racism and look at institutional racism
what dies roithmayr say in the evaluation of the criticical race theory in paragraph 6
institutional racism is a locked-in inequality and inequality is self - perpetrating
what is the overall evaluation of the ethnocentric curriculum in paragraph 6
limited evidence as it ignores achievement above the national average from the chinese etc.
what is the critical race theory in paragraph 6
racism ingrained feature of society
what is paragraph 7 about
internal explanation, pupil subcultures
what are pupil subcultures in paragraph 7
some anti school but pro education students
what sociologists study pupil subcultures in paragraph 7
fuller, mac an ghaill, mirza, sewell
what does fuller study about pupil subcultures in paragraph 7
girls channeled anger of labelling into success and relied on themselves whilst keeping a good self image
what does mac an ghaill study about pupil subcultures in paragraph 7
black and asian students didn’t accept negative label
what does mirza study about pupil subcultures in paragraph 7
3 types of teachers, colour blind, liberal chavvinists and overt racists
what does sewell study about pupil subcultures in paragraph 7
4 ways boys respond to racism, rebels, conformists, retreatists, innovators
what is the overall evaluation of pupil subcultures in paragraph 7
highlight important implications, supported by many research methods, racism cannot be a complete explanation
what is the statement for the conclusion
both impact although there are equal critical evaluation points for both it is mainly inside explanations that cause significant impact on achievement between ethnic groups
