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GCSE book pulled after stereotyping Caribbean dads as 'largely absent'

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The passage on page 94 of the AQA approved exam text says: "In Caribbean families, the fathers and husbands are largely absent and women assume the most responsibility in childrearing. When men and women live together, it is usually in cohabiting or common law relationships that reproduce the traditional patriarchal division of labour."
Image captionThis passage appears on page 94 of the AQA-approved exam text

A publisher has said it will stop selling a GCSE textbook after it was found to contain stereotypes about Caribbean families.

Twitter post by @Akeko15664091: @AQA you need to justify this with the scientific evidence that will give this credence in education OR retract it because it upholds negative stereotypes for young minds just 15/16 years
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Twitter post by @Nacha533: This is poor and very damaging to our community' s identity. It's poorly researched if there is any research at all. It's a typical 'pub like' conversation which has been put into text. It's damaging and perpetuates Eurocentric stereotypes of black people.
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Tamu Thomas
Image caption"This textbook just implied black fathers are feckless," Tamu Thomas says
Twitter post by @HodderSchools: We are taking this feedback very seriously; we will be working with the authors and reviewing the entire textbook as a result of the concerns raised. Meanwhile we have stopped supplying the book for sale. @DavidLammy @MovellDash @HuffPostUK
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Published October 8, 2018

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