(CHP1) - TROE key words Flashcards
Define socialisation.
The life long process
Through which,
People learn the values and norms
Of a given society.
Define VALUES
Shared Beliefs Society Views As Important
Define Norms.
Expected patterns of behaviour (queuing)
Define deviance .
Norm breaking behaviour.
Functionalism
A structural consensus theory associated with the organic analogy.
Structuralist theories
Individuals are shaped by society.
New right.
A politically conservative theory (right wing)
Marxism
A structural conflict theory
Conflict theory
Norms and values are imposed by the powerful
Consensus theory
Norms and values are shared
Organic analogy
Institutions in society work together like organs in a body
Primary socialisation
the early period in an individual’s life where they learn and develop themselves through interactions and experiences around them.
Social facts
Durkheim theorized that social facts were ways of thinking, feeling and acting independent of the will of the individual.
Meritocracy
Individuals are rewarded on the basis of effort + ability.
Role allocation
Where the exam system ‘sifts’ people into appropriate jobs based on their level of achievement
Anomie
state of normlessness
Value consensus
Society is based on shared values
Secondary socialisation
The process of learning the appropriate behaviours as a member of a smaller group within the larger society. …
Occurs outside the home.
It is where children and adults learn how to act in a way that is appropriate for the situations they are in.
Universalistic standards
Same standards apply to everyone
Particularistic standards
Standards which apply to the individual only
Specialist skills
Team work and communication skills
Social solidarity
A well interpreted society where all members have been socialised into shared norms and values
Homo duplex nature
The concept that individuals are naturally selfish BUT! Can be taught morality.
Cultural assimilation
the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society’s majority group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially
Exploitation
The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Bourgeoisie
(Ruling class) - the small group of people who own the means of production.
The proletariat
(The working class) the larger group of people who work for the bourgeoisie.
Conscious
To be aware of and responding to ones surroundings.
Hidden curriculum
What an individual learns from the experience of school (hierarchy)
Correspondence principe
The similarities between school and the work place according to Bowles and Gintis, schools mirror the workplace
Perfect proletariat worker
Bowles and Gintis argue that the ideal proletariat worker is passive and obedient
Marketisation 2
Introducing market forces into the ES running schools like a business
Social clas
An individuals economic and social position in society
Capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership on the means of production
Communism
An economic system based on shared ownership on the means of production
False class consciousness
The working class do not realise the true extent of their exploitation as they are distracted by ideology transmitted by social institutions
Alienation
Lack of fulfilment in the work place
Labelling
Attaching a meaning to an individual based on limited information
Streaming
Ability grouping
Self fulfilling prophecy
Internalising/ accepting a lab l
Ascribed status
A fixed status
Achieved status
A stud that is earned within the meritocratic system
Comprehensive school system
A system introduced in 1965
All pupils attended the same school to ensure meritocracy and to overcome the inequalities created by the tripartite system
Tripartite System
A system based on the 1944 Education Act which involved children being selected for particular types of schools according to theory skills and APTITUDES.
These skills were identified by the 11+ exam
