Tag Archives: Ethnicity

Evaluating the Usefulness of Official Statistics

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

Official Statistics are numerical data collected by governments and their agencies. This post examines a ranges of official statistics collected by the United Kingdom government and evaluates their usefulness. The aim of this post is to demonstrate one of the main strengths of official … Continue reading →

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Assess the claim that ‘ethnic difference in educational achievement are primarily the result of school factors’ (30)

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

An essay on ethnicity and education written for the A Level Sociology paper 1 exam, AQA focus.  It’s hopefully obvious that what’s below is ‘overkill’ – for a simpler version of the essay and with the skills (knowledge, analysis, evaluation) … Continue reading →

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The Prevent Agenda – Arguments For and Against

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

The Prevent Agenda is a recent social policy which requires schools (among other public bodies) to assist the government in preventing people from being drawn into terrorism, which is worth looking at because it’s relevant to several areas of the … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Minority Pupils – No Longer ‘Underachieving’ ?

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

It would seem that the notion of ethnic minorities underachieving is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. If you look at the stats below, with the exception of Gypsy Roma children, ‘white British’ children are outperformed by the majority … Continue reading →

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Ethnic inequalities in social mobility

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

Black and Asian Muslim children are less likely to get professional jobs, despite doing better at school, according to an official government report carried out by the Social Mobility Commission.  This blog post summarizes this recent news article (December 2016) which … Continue reading →

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Ethnicity and Crime: Short Answer Exam Questions and Answers

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

Outline two structural factors which may explain differences in offending by ethnicity (4) Two marks for each of two appropriate reasons clearly outlined or one mark for appropriate reasons partially outlined The higher rates of single parent families in African-Caribbean … Continue reading →

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Ethnicity and Crime: Paul Gilroy’s ‘Anti-Racist Theory’

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

Below I summarise pp52-3 of Collins’ Sociology AQA A-Level Year 2 Student Book (Chapman, Holborn, Moore and Aiken.) This is their take on what they call ‘Paul Gilroy’s Anti Racist Theory of Crime’ – Interestingly Prof. Gilroy commented on the … Continue reading →

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Left Realist Explanations for Ethnic Differences in Crime

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Left Realists, Lea and Young suggest that ethnic minorities are disadvantaged in comparison with other groups in society, and this is especially true for young black males who have much higher levels of unemployment. In comparison with their peers from … Continue reading →

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Ethnicity and Crime: The Role of Cultural Factors

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Some Sociologists have suggested that cultural differences, especially differences in family life, may be responsible for underlying differences in offending between ethnic groups. Single Parent Families are more common among African-Caribbean Families, which may be related to higher rates of crime … Continue reading →

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White Working Class Underachievement

Posted on September 22, 2016 by

A recent parliamentary report has found that poor white boys and girls do worse in schools than children in other ethnic groups. How much worse do poor white children do? The report uses students who received free school meals (FSM … Continue reading →

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