education Flashcards
norms
what society sees as acceptable behaviour. we learn our norms and values via the process of socialisation
socialisation
the learning of norms and values. we first learn through our home
parsons
the school is a society in miniature which helps to teach and prepare people for the demands and expectations of wider society
meritocracy
its a society where you get rewarded for hard work
4 functions of education
social solidarity
univerlistic studies
teach specialist skills
bridge between home life+ wider society
Howard Becker
the idea of teacher labelling
when a child becomes exposed to labels they will accept that label and it will become true
labelling theory
agents of social control attach stigmatizing stereotypes to groups and the stigmatized change their behaviour once labelled
2 factors when examining class differences in educational achievement
internal factors
external factors
internal factors (class differences)
these are factors within school and the education system
external factors (class differences)
these are factors outside of the education system, such as the influence of home and family background/ or wider society
material and cultural deprevation
cultural deprivation theorists
they argue that most of us acquire the basic skills, values and attitudes needed to succeed in education via primary socialisation
and working class families fail to socialise their children adequately
3 features of cultural deprivation
intellectual development
language
attitudes/values
attitudes and values
parents values have an effect upon educational achievement
2 ways education benefits all
meritocracy
role allocation
the hidden curriculum
it teaches the w/c the values needed within employment
intellectual development in W/C
many w/c homes lack the books educational toys and activities to stimulate a Childs intellectual development
elaborated code
used by m/c- characterized by wider vocabulary and use of complex sentences
restricted code
used by w/c- informal language (slang)
neoliberalism
an economic doctrine that has had a major influence on education policy. they argue that the state should not provide services such as education, health and welfare
the solution (Chubb and Moe)
Chubb and Moe’s answer to the supposed inefficacy of state schools is to introduce a market system in state education that is give control to consumers (parents and local committees)
legitimization of class inequality
ideas and beliefs that justify class inequality by disguising its true causes
term value consensus
the need for societies to have a common set of beliefs and principles to work with and towards
material deprivation
when you don’t have the money to buy resources such as text books, tutors, technology
cultural deprivation
not following the expected norms and values linked to education by parents
