material depvition and class Flashcards
what is material deprivation?
Material deprivation means lack of those psychical necessities that are seen as essential or normal for life in today’s society in general working class likely to face poverty
palmer view
- Palmer stated that - almost half of all ethnic minority children live in low income households as against as a quarter of white children.. Ethnic minority likely to be twice as unemployed.
does class override ethnicity?
indian and chinese pupils who are materially deprived did better than most. For example in 2011 86% of chinese girls who received free school achieved five or more higher grades at GCSE compared with only 65% of white girls who were not receiving free school meals. T
Mason view - racism in wider society
some sociologist argue that poverty itself is the product of another factor - namely racism. As mason puts it “discimantion is a continuing persistent feature of experience of britain’s citizens of minority ethic origin
rex research on ethnic minority and jobs
- In employment research of 1000 job vacancies these came from fictuces applications using names of ethnic minority only 16 offered interview. Against the 1 in 10
mirza; failed strategies?
findings of mirza study
Mirza found that teachers told black girl to not aim for professional carers. A large majority racist attitudes. Mirza identifies 3 main types of teacher racism
Much of the girls “time at school” was spent trying to avoid the effects of the teachers “negative attitude” attitudes included being selective of which staff they asked for help from. However these girls had high self esteem.
what is the overt racist?
teachers who believe black and inferior and discriminate against them
what is the colour blind
The colour blind teachers who believe all pupils are equal but practice allow racism to go unchallenged.
what is the liberal chauvinists?
Liberal chauvinists, teachers who believe black pupils are culturally deprived. Have low expectations of them
