Social Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in Education (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Material deprivation
Material deprivation
Lack of physical resources necessary for educational success
Highest-achieving ethnic groups
Highest-achieving ethnic groups
Chinese and Indian students
White working-class boys' achievement
White working-class boys' achievement
One of the most underachieving groups
African-Caribbean exclusion rate vs white students
African-Caribbean exclusion rate vs white students
Three times higher
% Black Caribbean children in lone-parent households
% Black Caribbean children in lone-parent households
59% (vs 22% white children)
Labelling
Labelling
Attaching meaning to student behaviour
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Students internalise labels and conform to expectations
Institutional racism
Institutional racism
Systematic discrimination within organisations
Ethnocentric curriculum
Ethnocentric curriculum
Curriculum favouring British knowledge over other cultures
Marketisation's effect on ethnic minorities
Marketisation's effect on ethnic minorities
Reproduces inequalities in school access and choice
Cultural capital
Cultural capital
Knowledge helping families navigate school choice systems
A-C economy (Gillborn & Youdell)
A-C economy (Gillborn & Youdell)
Schools focus on students likely to achieve 5+ A-C grades
2009 GCSE Maths: Chinese students achieving grade A
2009 GCSE Maths: Chinese students achieving grade A
55%
2009 GCSE Maths: Black Caribbean students grade A
2009 GCSE Maths: Black Caribbean students grade A
8%
EAL students' performance pattern
EAL students' performance pattern
Initially perform less well but make better progress