external Flashcards
(21 cards)
what are the 3 external factors
-cultural dep
-material dep
-racism in wider society
what are the cultural dep sociologists
-murray
-sewell
-strand
-lupton
-driver
-keddie
-strand A03
what are the 2 subsections to cultural dep
1- attitudes and values
2- parental support/ family structure
how do attitudes and values cause underachievement
-like WC, ethnic groups are socialised into values like fatalism and immediate g attitudes that dont value education so poorly quipped for success
what’s the ao3 for attitudes and values
- victim blaming, overlooks how parents may value education but lack time, money and confidence
Murray
male afro carribean under achieve due to fam structure
-female lone p fam struggle financially bc lack of Male breadwinner turning them to crime bc no role model
sewell
-absense of tough love that fathers provide mean black boys in female single parent families struggle in skl
-turn to street gangs for loyalty/ belonging / anti sub ‘toughness’
strand
-emphasis on self improvements in India and Chinese culture,
-indian have high ambitions for their kids encourage to be ambitious
Lupton
-aisian homes emphasise resect towards adults, models behaviour teachers expect at skl
Lupton study findings
teachers reported worse behaviour in mainly white schools, despite them having lower FSM rates
-parents were blamed and they had a negative attitude to education
driver
cultural deprivation overlooks the positive impact of ethnic achievement
e.g female headed SP is a positive role model for black girls and financial independence
keddie
-victim blaming approach, see schools as a failure to accept other cultures
why do material dep effect ethnic m
-ethnic groups are more likely to live in poverty so more likely to underachieve
how many ethnic m live in low income houses compared to whites
1/2 ethnic m liv in poverty compared to 1/4 whites
how much more likely are ethnic m to be unemployed than whites
2x
how many more times are ethnic m likely to be homeless
3x
why do immigrant face material dep
-face language barrier preventing them gaining employment / finding qualifications abroad aren’t accepted in UK
where are ethnic m more likely to live which causes material dep
-more likely to live in economically poor areas with high unemployment and low wages
how does racism in wider society lead to material dep in substandard housing
2017 stat
-discriminated against more likely to be forced into sbstandard housing
2017- one of largest buy to let lanlord issues “no coloured ppl bc of curry smell at end of tenancy”
how do ethnic minorities end up facing low income of employment barriers because of discrimination
-found when cvs are sent with British names and names w ethnic sounding the white applications are more frequently offered interviews
-leading ethnic m to face low paid jobs/ unemployment
how can racism in wider society impact kids motivation in skl
3
-lack motivation to gain qualifications if know will face discrimination in job market
-lack confidence/ self worth bc have limited range of successful models to look up to
-may rebel against system if believe nth of m and doomed to fail so will form anti skl sub
