Education Flashcards
Interactionist argument about anti social school subculture
Interactionists argue th anti school subcultures are a reaction to children being labelled as failure
What does Paul Willies argue about anti school subculture
Paul Willis arguesthat some children realise that it is not possible for everyone in school to succeed at school and careers and so they reject school and its academic nature
functionalist view on education
view it positively
believe education helps society work smoothly
It reaches shared values skills, and prepares student for jobs
key sociologists
Durkheim
Parsons
David and Moore
Emile Durkheim
What does Durkheim believe abt education?
Durkheim believes that school creates social solidarity
What does Parson believe abt education?
Parson believes that school prepares children for adult life
What do David adn Moore believe abt education?
Davis and Moore believe that education sorts people into jobs based on their ability.
The most talented get the most important jobs(e.g doctors, lawers)
What do marxists believe abt education?
Marxists view education education negatively.
They believe education mantains social inequality and benefits the ruling class (burgeouise the rich)
What’s hidden curriculm
Hidden curriculm are is what students learn without directly being thought in school (e.g obedience, respecting people, honesty, cultural differences)
What do Bowels and Gintis argue
Bowels and Gintis argue that eduation creates class inequality through the hidden curriculm
Who are the ‘Lads’?
A group of working-class boys in a UK school who rejected school values.
They rejected school, messed around, and saw education as pointless.
who studied the ‘Lads’
Paul WIlls
Anti-School Subculture
The ‘lads’ saw the school as boring and believed success came from manual labor, not education.
who found out abt anti school subculture?
Paul WIlls
What happened to ‘lads’
Even though they resisted school, they still ended up in low-paid, working-class jobs, proving the Marxist idea that education maintains class inequality.
Feminist perspective abt eduaction
Feminist argue that education reinforces patriachy and gender inequalities.
How does education reinforce patriachy and gender inequalities? (feminist view)
education reinforce patriachy and gender inequalities thorugh
Stereotypes
Teachers may have different expectations for boys and girls
Boys are often encouraged to be leader and confident, while girls are expected to be quiet and well behaved
Certain sub are seen as more masculine. such as p.e
e.g od hidden curriculm
Following rules
being on time
competition
gender roles
class difference
Who invented the TRIPARTITE SYSTEM?
Buttler education act
What is the tripartite system
Tripartite system is
Grammar school
Secondary modern school
Technical high school
Where Did the Rich People Go?
Private Schools & Elite Education 🎓
Higher Education & Top Universities
What class were the lads in?
working class
What type of school did rich upper class ppl attend?
grammar schools, public schools, and private schools
Problems with 11+ Exam ❌
Unfair to working-class students
If you failed, you couldn’t go to a grammar school.
Most grammar school students were middle-class, while working-class children went to secondary moderns and got fewer career opportunities.