Ethnic inequality - Functionalist explanations Flashcards
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Which ethnic group were the most unemployed amongst men 16-64?
The ‘Other Black’ ethnic group at 17%
Which ethnic groups of men were most likely to work low skilled jobs?
Pakistani (57 per cent), Black African (54 per cent) and Bangladeshi (53 per cent) ethnic groups
Which ethnic groups had the highest rates of unemployment for women?
Arab (64 per cent), Bangladeshi (61 per cent), Pakistani (60 per cent).
What did Wood find as evidence of less favourable treatment of ethnic minorities in recruitment?
The discrimination in favour of white names over equivalent applications from candidates from a number of ethnic minority groups was 29%.
What did the ONS (2014) find in the disparities between ethnic minorities, white people in low income housing?
Around 2/5 of people from ethnic minorities live in low-income households, which is twice the rate as white people.
What perspective does Robert’s take to ethnic inequalities?
Functionalist
What does Robert’s state about the functionalist perspective of Ethnic inequalities in Work & Employment?
cultural explanations of the economic differences between Asians andAfrican-Caribbeans are plausible
How does Roberts feel that the cultural explanations of the economic differences between Asians and
African-Caribbeans are plausible?
Because Asian immigrants brought strong entrepreneurial traditions with them and these formed the establishment of ethnic businesses
African-Caribbeans are plausible?
Because Asian immigrants brought strong entrepreneurial traditions with them and these formed the establishment of ethnic businesses
What did Modood et al (1997) find in Patterns and Trends of Ethnic Inequalities in Work & Employment?
found that 3/5 of Bangladeshi women, 1/2 of Pakistani women, and 1/5 of Pakistani and Bangladeshi men did not speak English, or only limited English.
What experiences meant that the Afro Caribbean community have worse life chances?
Experiences of colonialism and slavery
What attitude does Roberts argue is present among African-Caribbean groups?
anti-enterprise
What did Cashmore (1991) find about ethnic inequalities in work and employment?
successful black entrepreneurs are often treated with suspicion in Britain. The cultural traditions of certain ethnic groups may help to account for their economic activity rates
How do functionalists explain ethnic inequalities?
With reference to the common value system. They are temporary and based on cultural differences
What do functionalists believe is the reason for minority groups adopting the majority culture?
For the maintenance of social order and the collective solidarity
Assimilation
where a group gives up its own cultural values and adopts those of the ethnic majority. It was considered as a positive outcome of racial and ethnic inequality and a means of preventing a state of anomie.
What does Parsons argue about the American Negro?
That they were second-class citizens. At that time skin colour symbolised inferiority and was used as a justification for placing black Americans at the bottom of the social ladder (Parsons, 1966).
How did Parsons believe that the common value would change?
minority ethnic groups would either become assimilated or integrated into an emerging shared value system and would play a full role in the meritocratic society.
What did vikram dodd (2012) look at?
Ethnic minority women in the job market
What did vikram dodd (2012) find about Ethnic minority women in the job market?
- many muslim women remove their hijabs or make their names sound more english to tackle discrimination in the workplace
- Prejudice and discrimination explains a quarter of the higher unemployment
rate faced by from Pakistani,
Bangladesh, and black communities
What statistics did Vikram Dodd (2012) find on unemployment rates of ethnic minority women?
Pakistani and Bangladeshi women = 20.5%, White women = 6.8%, Black women = 17.7%
What was the first finding from the all-party parliamentary group?
Some employers attitudes worsened when they realised women with European-sounding names were black
What was the second finding from the all-party parliamentary group?
Black and Asian women complained of being asked during job interviews about their plans for marriage and having children.
What was the third finding from the all-party parliamentary group?
Some ethnic minority women were ‘deselecting themselves’ for the jobs marker and deciding not to apply because of the extra barriers they faced.
