Using material from Item A and elsewhere, assess the view that ethnic differences in achievement are primarily the result of home background factors It is the common belief that home background factors affect achievement for people of different ethnicities; the belief is that White and Asian people achieve higher than black people. Home background factors consist of Cultural and Material deprivation. Cultural deprivation (CD) means inadequate socialisation in the home, this means that children who are culturally deprived lack the correct norms and values needed for educational success. CD can be broken down into 3 aspects, intellectual and linguistic skills, attitudes and values and family structure. Many CD sociologists see a lack of intellectual and linguistic as a major barrier to achievement in education, this is because a lack of these skills will slow development of reasoning skills, which can disadvantage the student.
In an ideal world, this might work, however, for the most part in the United States; whites automatically have a leg up in society. People of color need more assistance than whites because they are automatically a step down from white people. If I walked into a store and applied for a job, even if I was very poor and had no experience, there is a good chance I would be more likely to get it than a black or latina girl of the same situation. This is unfair but true, and speaks of an inequality that our country is still struggling with and that we need these government programs to help balance out. Also, I find issue with his statement that “Those who came to this country in recent decades from Asia, Latin
Both minority and dominant groups hold their own characteristics and ways in which they became a part of either group; not surprisingly, depending on which class and individual belongs to, their whole life can change. Individuals who belong to a minority group are singled out for unequal treatment by members of dominant groups. Minorities worldwide share similar characteristics. Minorities’ cultural and physical traits are held with low respect by the dominating groups, who treat them unjustly. For instance, often times just because a younge boy is a darker skin toned Mexican, a Caucasian boy might ask, “So do your parents sell oranges for a living?” Most often, this causes individuals to marry within their own minority or dominant group.
Afro-Caribbean, Pakistani and Bangladeshi men were least qualified. Pakistani and Afro-Caribbean groups were also less likely to get onto university courses. Afro Caribbean boys were more likely to be excluded from school, set in low streams and do vocational courses. This shows that there are big variations between the average achievement levels of different ethnic minority groups, this may be due to social and economic factors. Sewell was also
For example, there is data to show that they are far more likely to be permanently excluded from than other ethnicities. One argument that refutes the statement being assessed is the marxist belief of material deprivation. This means ethnic minorities with less money are at more of a disadvantage than others and so they are not able to make the most of their educational opportunities. They believe the most important factor to consider in educational achievement is wealth. Ethnic minorities are in there first generation of wealth and Marxist believe they primarily underachieve due to their class.
Daniel Pacheco English 101 H. Barsamian 4/29/12 The Immortal Life of Segregation To me social class is what matters most today. People have judgments about others based on their economic standing. People treat other people differently because one is richer then the other. We are all separated into social class the lower class are all grouped together in one neighborhood and the rich in another but we cant be mixed we have to stay in our social class. If we look back in history race was what mattered most.
Native American and Asian American Experience in America America is unique among nations because it is made up of people who immigrated here from around the world to search a new and better life. As a result, its population includes people of many races and ethnic groups. People who belong to a specific race are distinguished by genetically transmitted physical characteristics, such as skin color or eye shape. People of a certain ethnicity are classified together on the basis of common history, geography, nationality, culture, religion, and language. America’s interracial and intercultural composition, prejudice, and tension between different groups has been inevitable, especially since whites (Anglos) emigrating from England felt they were innately superior and dominant over people from other nations and people of color.
The question considers the extent to which ethnic minorities have achieved the American Dream. It is argued that inequalities continue to exist which prevents ethnic minorities from achieving the American Dream. One of the main reasons for ethnic minorities being in poverty is lack of education. Both Hispanics and African Americans have high dropout rates, 3 in 10 Hispanics and 1 in 5 Blacks do not finish high school. As relatively few go on to achieve a university degree, they have a lack of qualifications, which leads to much fewer job opportunities.
As college neared filling out applications became more of a ritual, and I found that by being born into a white middle class family would hinder my financial status rather than help it. Recently an article appeared in the Iowa State Daily, which addressed the issue of a white-only scholarship. In addition to the scholarships offered to members of the minority races, a scholarship should be offered to the members of the decreasing majority. Whites or Caucasians make up a group just as Native Americans, blacks, and Hispanics do. The one thing that separates whites from these other groups besides skin color is the fact that for each minority group, there are several scholarships that pertain to each.
In turn, this limits their chances for financial success. Segregation of communities by economic class contributes to under-representation because poor communities most likely lack the education needed for individuals to gain political power. Since people prefer to live in the nicest area that they can afford, however, improved economic class may allow them to move to a more affluent community where it is likely that the majority of people have a different culture and share different beliefs. In this way, racial identity has the effect of determining one"tms economic class if one is of a minority race. This most likely would result in a loss of culture and ethnicity.