traditional ethnic identities Flashcards
Cashmore and Troyna
As response to discrimination, immigrants turned inwards by creating their own communities with people same backhround as them
e.g. Indian, Pakistanis set up their own mosques
Hebdige
Young UK Jamaican migrants adopted Rastafarianism as a type of subculture
Ghuman
Researching British Asians identities - Religion, tradition + family values important in upbringing of second generation Asians
Asian children tend to be socialised into the extended family with the emphasis of duty, loyalty honour and religious commitment
Anwar
Family can be a source of conflict for Asian children particularly around the issues of western clothes, arranged marriage and freedom.
The younger generation mix with others at school who hold different cultural values to them and this influences their identities. This can cause arguments when a culture clash is created - Honour and reputation are extremely important to their parents.
- girls given less freedom expected to conform to traditional roles of becoming wives and mothers
Butler
Second generation Muslim experience tension between culture clash
Watson
Driver and Ballard
argue that Indian families place a great value on their children’s education by pushing their children to have high ambitions and to gain the best possible grades
reflected in GCSE’s of Indian pupils which lead them into certain career types
Archer and Francis
Tigger mums take a stronger role in developing their children’s academic success by talking to their children about their future education + investing time and money supporting their children - critical of British parents allowing failure to develop
Coard
argue that curriculum is based around one particular cultural viewpoint while ignoring others
Gillborn
teachers are institutionally racist towards black boys and argues that black males are seen as a threat and disruptive by teachers. They negatively stereotype and label them. They are less likely to be entered for higher tier GCSE papers. This can lead to the self fulfilling prophecy
Alexander
Argued that there is a myth of the Asian gang created by the media by reported violent clashes between black and Asian gangs which were exaggerated by the media and Alexander argues that the Asian boys were criminalised as a result of Islamaphobia
Hall
The White eye - the way we see the representation of ethnic minorities in a way that white directors etc see and present them. Not a true reflection but also seen more positively in film and music Tv
Moghissi
States that Muslims in the media are huddled together found that since 77 and 911, a moral panic has been created
Muslim Women are presented as victims of honour, killings and Muslim males are often negatively stereotyped as terrorists
Sewell
Claims that young black Afro Caribbean males follow the ‘hyper masculine’ role models often shown in rap music videos on MTV. This helps them to create a ‘gangsta’ identity where they achieve status amongst their peer group for wearing the right designer clothes and trainers, through being aggressive and through not working hard at school
