external factors

• explain the cultural deprivation theory including key writer

  bereiter and engleman- consider language spoken by low income black american families as inadequate for education success. see it as not gramatical and disjoinnted
• explain the english as an aditional language theory incluing key writers

  gilborn and mirza- found indian student do very well in education despite english being their second language
• explain the attitude and values subcultural, fatalistic values including key writers

  sugarman- many ethnic minority grous also find themselves in poverty due to wider racism (eg not having the same job opportunities)-therefore we csn sooly w/c subcultures to some ethnic minority groups also.
• what did moynihan say about family structure and support

  'many black families are headed by a single mother = deprved of adequate care'
• what did murray say about family structure and support

  lack of positive role models
• what did scruton say about family structure and support

  failure to embrace/assimilate into mainstream british culture
• what did pryce say about family structure and support

  asians more resistant to racism than black- who suffer from low self esteem and therefore underachieve
• what did sewell say about family support and stucutre

  fathers,gangs and culture - lac of tough love from absent fathers means black boys get preserve loyalty and love from gang culture and ultra-tough black media images and other black boys which are anti school
• what was said about the Asian work ethic and key writers

  sewell and lupton - while many black families have absent fathers in Sewells view indian and chinese pupils beifit from supportive parents who support the school system because it is similar to home
• what was said about the white working class and key writers

  lupton - white working class pupils often underachieve possibly due to lack of parental support. teachers reported poorer levels of behaviour and disipline in white working class schools