Education Flashcards
Which theorists think education helps maintain social mobility
Functionalism
Which theorists think education justifies the capitalist system
Marxists
What is Ideological State Apparatus (ISA)
Education passes on norms and values from ruling class
How does Ideological State Apparatus teach norms and values
Family, law, media, religion, education system
What happens if ISA fails?
Repressive State Apparatus
What is Repressive State Apparatus
Physical control through institutions such as police, justice system and military
What effect does ISA have on RSA
The better ISA works the less RSA is needed
Education serves the needs of industrial society with advanced division of labour
Functionalist
Education serves needs of capitalist social
Marxism
Education provides people with social mobility
Functionalist
Education persuades young people to accept their class origin
Marxism
Society is based on inequality, exploitation and conflict
Marxism
Schools passed patriarchal values which disadvantage girls and women
Feminism
Myth of meritocracy
Marxism
Society in miniature - is this good or bad
Functionalists & good
Hidden curriculum
- values
- manors
- sharing
- gender roles
- competition
- punctuality
- rules
- expectations
Material deprivation
Lack of money and the things money can buy
self-fullfilling prophecy
People acting in response to predictions of their behaviour, making the prediction come true
Labelling
Defining a group or person in a specific way
Social capital
The social networks of influence and support people have
Cultural deprivation
The idea students fail due to lack of norms and values from home
Restricted speech codes
A form of language that takes for granted shared understanding, limited explanations and use of vocabulary
Elaborated speech codes
A form of language that involves careful explanations and detail
Social class subcultures
The distinctive norms and values shared by social classes
