Ethnic inequality - unit 2 section B(40 marker) Flashcards
what does the black feminist abbot et al say
black feminists criticise feminism for being ethnocentric
doubly disadvantaged - concentrates on white womens expedientes
black feminist brewer
Class, race and gender combine to create multiple sources of deprivation for inequality. Black women suffer from disadvantage: because they are black, because they are women and because they are working class.
black feminist Mirza
Mirza argues that black feminism is needed in
the development of feminism, as they
challenged dominant images of black
women as passive victims (in the media etc)
of racism, patriarchy and social class. Black
feminism therefore challenges stereotypical
depictions of ethnic minority women and
inequality that is caused by this.
connell black feminist- however he is post modern
Connell takes a postcolonial feminist stance and
argues that gender and ethnic inequality is caused
by colonialism.
Connell suggests that it is importance to challenge the
dominance of Western feminism as, globally, women
face a range of different forms of oppression.
Postcolonial feminists would argue that gender
inequality is seen through Western eye
modood cultural view
Language barriers which reduces unemployment 3/5 of Bangladeshi women did not speak English. Half Pakistani women did not speak English. 1/5 of Pakistani and Bangladeshi men did not speak English.
roberts cultural view
Asian groups are more likely to be self
employed or small business owners.
East African Sikhs are often described as
having a strong ‘spirit of enterprise’ and
strong supportive family networks which
favour academic success.
sewells cultural view
Young black Afro Caribbean males follow the ‘hyper
masculine’ role models often shown in rap music videos on
MTV. Along with anti school culture and Matriarchal home lives
Butler’s cultural view
study of young Muslim women suggested that there were more ‘progressive attitudes’ of these women towards work, sexuality and education.
Dale et al cultural view
clear evidence of change across the generations. Younger women are more likely to participate in the labour market and speak fluent English.
patterson functionalist view
3 reasons why racial discrimination occurs
host fear of social change
resentment about having to compete for jobs
failure of assimilation
british values test to enter uk- citizen test
Parsons Functionalist
temporary - when they assimilate there will be no inequality - absorbed into host culture ie Obama is popular because he’s immersed into westernised culture
Cox Marxists
suggests that racism is human creation and stems from capitalism - bourgeoisie is white so it’s justified white superiority
European nations conquered other areas of the globe and exploited the workforce and justified it as white being superior white created lavery
Kosack and Castles Marxists
reserve army labor- justify inequality
legitimize - racism helps justify poor working conditions
to docse and rule marxist concept that black and white conflict each other
scapegoat
blame minorities for social issues like crime or unemployment
Solomos et al neo marxists
Ethnic inequality is linked to capitalism and economic factors, government policies, cultures of ethnic minorities and the white working class. - new racism - emerging 1970s and 1980s
Lawrence neo marxists
developed Solomos et al and said new racism emerged because
Ruling class created and reinforced ideologies ie british nation - government policies - citizenship
High unemployment and instability - immigrants were blamed
Immigrant culture was seen as a threat to british culture - high crime rates and breakdown of family values
