Gilborn and Youdell – Rationing Education
This study demonstrates how marketisation polices and racialised banding and streaming disadvantage black students in education. Gilborn and Youdell (2000, […]
education
Ethnicity
education, Ethnicity
Racial Harassment seems to be common in British Universities, but largely ignored by them.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission recently conducted an Inquiry into Racial Harassment in Universities. The findings from the inquiry
education, Ethnicity
Why do Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children have such low educational achievement?
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) children underachieve significantly compared to students from all other ethnic backgrounds (source for graphic below):
education, Ethnicity
Cecile Wright: Racism in Multi-Ethnic Primary Schools
This classic ethnographic study suggests that teacher stereotypes and labelling have a negative impact on Asian and Black Caribbean students in primary schools
education, Ethnicity, In-school factors
Are schools institutionally racist?
Some education polices such as prevent seem to be racist, and most ethnic minority students would agree!
education, Ethnicity
How does Educational Achievement Vary by Ethnicity?
a look at how GCSE, A-level and degree results vary by ethnic group in England and Wales.
education
Class, gender and ethnicity and your chances of getting to university…
How does your social class background, your gender and your ethnicity influence your chances of getting into university?
Crime and Deviance
Sociological Perspectives on Hate Crime
What is Hate Crime? The Home Office defines Hate Crime as ‘ ‘Any criminal offence which is perceived, by the
Media, representations
Representations of Ethnicity
Van Dijk (1991) conducted content analysis of tens of thousands of news items across the world over several decades and
A level sociology exam practice, Exams and revision advice, Media, representations
Analyse two reasons why the media portray minority ethnic groups negatively. [10 marks]
Read Item M below and answer the question that follows. Applying material from Item M, analyse two reasons why the