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Race refers to the social construction and categorization of people based on perceived shared physical traits that result in the maintenance of a sociopolitical ______.
Race refers to the social construction and categorization of people based on perceived shared physical traits that result in the maintenance of a sociopolitical ______.
hierarchy
Ethnicity is characterized by shared ______ such as language, food, music, dress, values, and beliefs.
Ethnicity is characterized by shared ______ such as language, food, music, dress, values, and beliefs.
culture
The migration process influences ethnic ______ in schooling and can shape educational experiences.
The migration process influences ethnic ______ in schooling and can shape educational experiences.
diversity
The social origin of migrants often reflects a double ______: ethnic minority and social class origin.
The social origin of migrants often reflects a double ______: ethnic minority and social class origin.
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In education, it is crucial to understand how factors like ______ differences can affect the learning experience of students.
In education, it is crucial to understand how factors like ______ differences can affect the learning experience of students.
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A lack of resources can lead to a disadvantage in obtaining better ______ opportunities than parents.
A lack of resources can lead to a disadvantage in obtaining better ______ opportunities than parents.
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Educational outcomes for minority children are influenced more by their access to key educational resources, including skilled ______, than by race.
Educational outcomes for minority children are influenced more by their access to key educational resources, including skilled ______, than by race.
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The number of foreign students increased to 944,992, which represents a ______% increase in 6 years.
The number of foreign students increased to 944,992, which represents a ______% increase in 6 years.
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Immigrant children may experience a worse position in primary education in terms of their results in the most important ______ subjects.
Immigrant children may experience a worse position in primary education in terms of their results in the most important ______ subjects.
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The immigrant disadvantage may arise from factors that originate in the home or in ______.
The immigrant disadvantage may arise from factors that originate in the home or in ______.
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The Spanish education system has a challenge to face in the school integration of ______ children.
The Spanish education system has a challenge to face in the school integration of ______ children.
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Immigrant households generally have poor access to educationally relevant resources, including ______ education.
Immigrant households generally have poor access to educationally relevant resources, including ______ education.
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The beneficial effect of early education is less positive for the children of immigrants in ______ education.
The beneficial effect of early education is less positive for the children of immigrants in ______ education.
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Contrary to common belief, schools seem to contribute little to the differences between students from immigrant and ______ backgrounds.
Contrary to common belief, schools seem to contribute little to the differences between students from immigrant and ______ backgrounds.
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The process by which minorities take on the characteristics of the dominant group is known as ______.
The process by which minorities take on the characteristics of the dominant group is known as ______.
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Cultural assimilation involves minorities taking on characteristics such as language, customs, and ______.
Cultural assimilation involves minorities taking on characteristics such as language, customs, and ______.
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Large differences between dominant and subordinate groups are one of the conditions for ______.
Large differences between dominant and subordinate groups are one of the conditions for ______.
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Among immigrant households, the volume of those concentrated at having fewer than 25 books is almost ____%.
Among immigrant households, the volume of those concentrated at having fewer than 25 books is almost ____%.
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Cultural capital is not the only resource; ____ resources could also help children overcome educational obstacles.
Cultural capital is not the only resource; ____ resources could also help children overcome educational obstacles.
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The gap between migrant and native children increases even when the former are enrolled in school before the age of ___.
The gap between migrant and native children increases even when the former are enrolled in school before the age of ___.
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The children of those born outside Spain are much more represented in the ____ segment of the school market.
The children of those born outside Spain are much more represented in the ____ segment of the school market.
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While 84% of immigrant children attend public education, only ____% of native children do so.
While 84% of immigrant children attend public education, only ____% of native children do so.
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Students of immigrant origin in Spain show credible signs of ____ from a very early age.
Students of immigrant origin in Spain show credible signs of ____ from a very early age.
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Ownership of schools can be an indicator of the average ____ composition of the student body.
Ownership of schools can be an indicator of the average ____ composition of the student body.
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A more creative indicator of the cultural capital of families is an estimate of the number of ____ in the household.
A more creative indicator of the cultural capital of families is an estimate of the number of ____ in the household.
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Study Notes
Course Information
- Course title: SOCIETY, FAMILY AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL
- Course year: 2024-2025
- Professor: Fatmanil Doner
- Lesson: Education and ethnic-cultural inequality (Lesson 6)
Learning Outcomes (Lesson 6)
- LOS 1: Understand the relationship between school and society through sociological concepts, identifying fundamental types of social inequality (social class, gender, and ethnic culture) that the school both fights and reproduces.
- LOS 3: Understand how the relationship between school and society in each historical moment. A different way of approaching the issue of social inequalities: as social reality and their impact on education.
Basic Concepts: Race and Ethnicity
- Race refers to the social categorization of people based on perceived shared physical traits that maintain a sociopolitical hierarchy.
- Race is based on collective, hereditary, and unalterable physical and biological characteristics (skin color, hair, eyes, facial features).
- Physical traits are often assigned a valuational significance (better/worse, good/bad) linked to ability, intelligence, or degree of civilization.
- Ethnicity refers to the categorization of people based on shared culture (language, food, music, dress, values, and beliefs) related to common ancestry and shared history.
- Ethnicity considers human communities defined by racial, linguistic, and/or cultural affinities, differentiating them from other populations.
Ethnic Diversity and Schooling
- Conditions:
- Migration processes and apprenticeship schemes
- Linguistic differences between the country of origin and Spain
- Non-uniform migrant families in Spain (families without all members, families constituted in steps, transnational families)
- Different family structures (single-parent, divorced, new pairings, etc.)
- Migrant students often experience a double impact: ethnic minority and social class origin.
- Lack of resources to compensate for disadvantage (e.g. after-school classes).
- Family pressures can exist (expectations for better job opportunities than parents) or lack of incentives.
- Concentration in certain neighborhoods can lead to school segregation.
- Educational outcomes for minority children are more a function of unequal access to resources (teachers and curriculum) than race.
2023 Data
- Number of foreign students increased by 37% in 6 years to 944,992.
Immigration and Educational Achievement
- Onion Boado (2014): Investigated the relationship between family and school characteristics and the mathematics knowledge gap in children at the end of primary school.
- Question to ask: Is a worse position of immigrant children detected in primary education in terms of their results in important curricular subjects?
- Several candidate factors for immigrant disadvantage can be in the home or school settings.
- Cultural capital is important but not the only factor. Financial resources can also be used to help overcome obstacles.
- The education system may contribute too. Ownership of the school and socio-economic composition of the student body are crucial indicators. Starting age in school can influence learning gaps too.
- While 30% of native students report having fewer than 25 books, conversely 60% of immigrant households fit here.
- Educators need to acknowledge the impact of school ownership and socioeconomic conditions.
- Students of immigrant origin in Spain demonstrate disadvantage from a very early age. The Spanish education system, though considered equitable, faces challenges in integrating immigrant children.
- The general pattern shows immigrant households lacking access to educational resources like parental education, socioeconomic status, and cultural capital.
- The beneficial effects of early education shown in the best international literature have a less positive impact on immigrant children than native born children in primary education.
- Schools seem to contribute little to the cultural differences between students.
Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Relations
- Rejection: Genocide, population transfer, internal colonialism, segregation.
- Acceptance: Assimilation, multiculturalism, interculturalism.
Assimilation
- The process of minorities or subordinate groups adopting the characteristics of the dominant group and acceptance into it.
- Conditions include large differences between groups. The dominant group rejects equal acceptance of minorities while minorities desire retention of their identity.
Levels of Assimilation
- Cultural, structural, biological, psychological
Multiculturalism
- A state encompassing multiple cultures, ethnic groups that exist side-by-side; but do not always have cooperation. Can even foster alienation and segregation.
Multicultural Education
- A progressive approach to education based on educational equality and social justice.
- Necessary for a diverse classroom and to foster a global marketplace. Content integration, prejudice reduction, empowering school and social culture are integral.
Role of Educators
- Educators using a Social Reconstructionist approach in Multicultural Education can teach students about oppression and discrimination and inform them to be agents of social change for an equitable society.
The Teacher as a Knowledge Constructor
- Knowledge is socially constructed to explain experience and can be challenged, leading to changes in society.
- Teachers must reconstruct their world views to build interculturality in their teaching and methods.
Knowledge Construction Principles
- Prejudice reduction changes student attitudes.
- Prejudice about religion, abilities and other factors is part of prejudice reduction.
- An empowering school culture enables successful multicultural education overall.
Goals of Multicultural Education
- Creating a safe, accepting learning environment.
- Increasing awareness of global issues.
- Strengthening cultural and intercultural awareness
- Teaching students multiple perspectives, critical thinking, to prevent prejudice and discrimination.
Interculturalism
- Management of diversity, as a result of dissatisfaction with multicultural/assimilationist models in Europe.
- Intercultural education focuses on reciprocity and exchanges (food, language, history.)
- Positive interactions and comprehension are key in diverse settings (schools and neighborhoods).
Conditions for Successful Intercultural Achievement
- Balance between education goals (qualifications, cultural, social and personal development).
- Equal opportunities for communication and co-operation in diverse groups.
- Participation in various aspects of education.
- Curriculum that reflects the diversity of society, not solely based on ethnocentrism, but rather on globalization.
Cultural Clash
- Conflict between differing cultures and beliefs; with possible behaviors and perceptions also influencing resolution.
- Tolerance and patience can reduce conflict, while disrespect and perceptions of superiority can lead to discrimination, exclusion, and conflict. Different cultures require adaptability, understanding, and communication.
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Explore the critical relationship between education, society, and ethnic-cultural inequality in this engaging quiz from Lesson 6 of the Society, Family, and Inclusive School course. Analyze sociological concepts and their implications on social inequalities that manifest in educational settings.
