labelling and teacher rasism

labelling- attaching a label/definition to a person based on a stereotype which may become a self fulfilling prophecy

a) coping strategies- Mirza

three types of teacher racism

evidence

1. liberal chauvinists - believed black pupils to be culturally deprived and therefore had a low expectation

2. the colour blind- teachers ignoring racism

3. the overt racist- dont like ethnic minorities at all

evaluation

fuller- black girls in london rejected their labels and were successful

b) racialised expectations- gilborn, youdell and sewell

gilborn and youdell found that teachers were quick to punish black pupils- racialised expectations

evidence

sewell- stereotypical view of black machismo

saw black boys as rebellious, anti- authority and anti- school

black pupils were 85% more likely to be excluded

evaluation

not all teachers label- messerchmidt - natural for men to express their masculinity