Ethnic differences in achievement

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Mind Map on Ethnic differences in achievement, created by middlet57 on 05/20/2014.
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Ethnic differences in achievement
  1. external factors and ethnic differences
    1. cultural deprivation
      1. intellectual and language skills- this theory claims that children from low income black families lack intellectual stimulation. also many do not know english well therefore are at a disadvantage in the educational system.
        1. attitudes, values and family structure- 1. the lack of a male role modes- MURRAY, high rates of lone parent families means that boys are unaware of the importance elf getting a job therefore do not try in school. 2. the impact of slavery, PRYCE, the balck carrabean culture is less resistant to racism because of the experience of slavery, the fore they have lower self esteem and are more likely to underachieve in school. 3. fatalism and immediate gratification, some claim that the sub-culture to which black people are being socialised in is fatalistically and focuses on immediate gratification, therefore they lack the motivate to succeed.
          1. while working class pupils- many have found that white working class pupil still underachieve, LUPTON suggests that teachers report poorer levels of behaviour which is linked to a lack of parental support. EVANS, street sub-cultures has strong pressure to reject school.
            1. criticisms
              1. victim blaming- KIDDIE argues that schools are ethnocentric, they are bias in favour of whites
                1. cultural exlusion- BALL, black parents do not know how to negotiae in the british educational system therefore they are at a disadvantage.
              2. material deprivation and class
                1. pakistanis are more likely to be poor therefore they can not afford substantial housing.
                2. racism in wider society
                  1. racisl discrimination in jobs- social exclusion- employment, little money- effects children's achievement.
                3. internal factors and ethnic differences
                  1. labelling
                    1. GILLBORN AND YOUDELL found that teachers had racial expectations of poor behaviour of black pupils therefore found them as threatening and punished then harshly.
                    2. institutional racism
                      1. TROYNA AND WILLIAMS argues that the national curriculum gives priority to white people.
                      2. pupil subcultures
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