ethnicity: key concepts

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What is tiger parenting? 
A form of strict parenting, whereby parents are highly invested in ensuring their children's success
What is material deprivation? 
A lack of access to basic necessities such as adequate diet, housing or money to buy things
What is cultural deprivation? 
The theory that many working class and black children are inadequately socialised and therefore lack the right culture needed for educational success
What does tough love mean? 
A form of fair, firm and non-abusive discipline
What is the pathologised pupil identity? 
Teacher see Asian pupils as 'over-achievers', who succeed through hard work rather than through natural ability
What is the demonised pupil identity? 
Teachers see black or white working class students as unintelligent, peer-led, culturally deprived underachievers
What is marketisation? 
The way in which schools are run like businesses
What is EAL? 
Speaking English as an additional language
What does ethnocentric mean? 
Seeing or judging things in a biased way from the viewpoint of one particular culture
What is labelling? 
The process of attaching a definition or meaning to a person or group
What does multicultural mean? 
A society or institution that recognises and gives value to different cultures
What is institutional racism? 
Discrimination that is built into the way institutions such as schools and colleges operate