cultural factors in ethnic achievement
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- Created on: 26-01-23 23:58
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- cultural factors in ethnic achievement
- attitudes and values
- cultural deprivation theorists see lack of motivation as major cause of failure in black children
- some black children are socialised into a subculture that instils a fatalistic attitude leaving them unequipped for success
- family structure and parental support
- ken pryce
- less resistance to racism leads to black pupils having low self-esteem
- claims Asians are higher achieving (than blacks) because their culture is more resistant to racism
- Charles Murray
- new right
- high rate of lone parenthood and a lack of positive male role models lead to underachievement in some ethnic minorities
- daniel maynihan
- boys lack adequate role model of male achievement
- black families are headed by a lone mother who struggles financially
- cycle of inadequacy
- black children are deprived of adequate care
- ruth lupton
- adult authority in asian families similar to school
- respectful behaviour towards adults is expected
- asian families
- high value on education
- Chinese pupils benefit from supportive parents
- have higher work ethic
- Chinese pupils benefit from supportive parents
- white w/c pupils
- often underachieve and have lower aspirations
- lack of aspiration due to lack of parental support
- white w/c parents have negative views of education
- ken pryce
- attitudes and values
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