Argue that language spoken by low income Black African families is inadequate for educational success. Ungrammatical and disjointed
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What did Mirza study? (Language)
Language isnt a motivating factor for ethnic differences. EG - idian pupils are the highest achievers, but English inst their first language
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What did Moynihan study?
Argues that black families are headed by a lone mother. Therefore the mother struggles financially and boys lack an adequate role model for male achievement. Children from unstable families will be unstable themselves
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What did Pryce study?
Argues that Asian students are higher achievers compared to Black stydents because their culture is more resistant to racism. This means that they have a higher self esteem and achieve
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What does Sewell Argue?
Argues that it isnt the absence of fathers that leds to underachievement bu the lack of 'tough love' and discipline. This results in black boys finding it hard to overcome behavior difficulties
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Why does Lupton thin Asian students are successful?
Argues that adult authority in Asian families is similar to that in schools. Asian students therefore show more respect to adults in school. Asian families see the ES as a 'way up' in society and move up the social ladder
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What did Palmer find?
Found that almost hald of all EM students live in low income households and EMs are almost twice as likely to be unemployed
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What did Mirza study? (Language)
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Language isnt a motivating factor for ethnic differences. EG - idian pupils are the highest achievers, but English inst their first language
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