Social Inequality essay plans for Part b) 30 mark question

Evaluate the usefulness of sociological explanations of ethnic inequalities.(30)
Evaluate the view that society is institutionally racist (30)
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Introduction
Ethnic inequalities are still significant in the UK – give a few examples. Suggest some explanations e.g Racism, Institutional racism, social class of ethnic minorities (Marxism), welfare dependency (New Right). This essay will identify and assess these explanations.
AO1 Define types of Racism e.g Barker and new racism, institutional racism – McPhearson report on murder of stephen lawrence – racism in met police. Jenkins suggests recruitment to jobs is more word of mouth and disadvantages ethnic minorities. Modood 1994 28% of african caribbean people surveyed said they felt they had been refused a job on grounds of race.
AO2 There are many government acts such as Race relations acts which should prevent discrimination
AO2 However because racism is implicit (hidden) now it can be difficult to prove in court.
AO1 Marxists such as Westergaard and Resler argue that race is a distraction from the real issue which is social class. It is capitalism which disadvantages certain groups and ethnic minorities are more likely to be in lower classes.
AO2 However this ignores the existence of racism in society e.g in education where black boys have the highest exclusion rates in school.
AO1 Another marxist explanation by Castles and Kosack is that ethnic divisions in society ensure that there is never enough solidarity for the proletariat to form a revolution – this is termed divide and rule principle.
Ao2 However Britain is multicultural society and ethnic minorities are becoming more integrated in every walk of like, many are middle class.
AO1 Castles and Kosack also argue that ethnic minorities make up a