education 1 key terms

Question 1

Social mobility

Answer 1

The ability to move up or down the class system

Question 2

Hidden curriculum

Answer 2

Attitude and behaviours that are taught through the process of attending school (school organisation, teacher attitudes) but are not part of the formal curriculum

Question 3

Social solidarity

Answer 3

The integration of people into society so that they realise they are part of a group/community.

Question 3

Formal curriculum

Answer 3

What is actually taught in lessons. Subject content.

Question 4

Ascribed status

Answer 4

Status given to you by your family

Question 5

Achieved status

Answer 5

Status individuals achieve on their own merit.

Question 6

Particularistic values

Answer 6

Rules and values and apply to individuals, usually in the context of the family.

Question 7

Universalistic values

Answer 7

Rules and values that apply to everyone in wider society.

Question 8

Meritocracy

Answer 8

A society in which individuals achieve on the basis of their own talents and abilities, rather than based on who you know or the family you were born in to.

Question 9

Human capital

Answer 9

The knowledge and skills of the workforce and increases their usefulness to employers.

Question 10

Role allocation

Answer 10

Shifting and sorting students into their future careers.

Question 11

Equality of educational opportunity

Answer 11

Every child, regardless of social class, gender, ethnicity, etc, having an equal chance to develop their talents and abilities in the education system.

Question 12

Marketisation

Answer 12

Schools being run like businesses, based on competition and consumer choice.

Question 13

Social reproduction

Answer 13

Reproduction of the class system in schools - students go into the system working class and come out working class.

Question 14

Legitimation of inequality

Answer 14

Making it look as though inequality is legitimate - that it is fair and acceptable.

Question 15

Ideological state apparatus

Answer 15

The institutions that spread ruling class ideology - the ideas of the ruling class.

Question 16

False class consciousness

Answer 16

The proletariat not being aware that they are being exploited

Question 17

Habitus

Answer 17

A cultural framework and set of ideas linked to a social class. People are socialised into this habitus and then it influences their taste and choices.

Question 18

Cultural capital

Answer 18

Cultural capital refers to lots of things - it can be knowledge, language, manners, behaviour, attitudes, values, tastes and lifestyles. Cultural capital give the middle class an advantage in the education system.

Question 19

Hegemony

Answer 19

Hegemony refers to the dominance in society of ruling class ideas

Question 20

Subculture

Answer 20

A subculture refers to a smaller group of people within society whose culture (beliefs, values, etc) is in some way different to the main culture of society.

Question 21

Anti-school (counter school) subculture

Answer 21

An anti-school subculture refers to a group in school whose values attitudes and behaviour is in opposition to those of the school.

Question 22

Hegemonic control

Answer 22

Where control of the working class is mainly achieved through the hegemony and acceptance of ruling class ideas.

Question 23

Vocational education

Answer 23

An alternative to academic education and focuses on preparing pupils for work in a particular industry of field of employment.