Education Key Concepts Flashcards
Meritocracy
The more you put into society, the more you get out
Bridge home/wider society
Education acts as a bridge between home and wider society
Role allocation
People with the best qualifications and skills get the best jobs
Ladder of opportunity
Opportunity is a ladder that must be climbed however Marxists would argue the steps are bigger for some rather than others
Social solidarity/ shared values
By having shared values social solidarity is achieved keeping us focused on similar goals
Social control
Elements in society designed to keep people in check e.g. school or police
Correspondence principle
Education mirrors the workplace in that rewards are given for completing tasks
Myth of meritocracy
The illusion of meritocracy prevents you from realising inequality in society.
Counter school culture
By believing you will amount to nothing in school you messaged around and thus amount to nothing
Hidden curriculum
Schools teach us things unintentionally e.g. lack of women in textbooks outside of traditional roles
Ideological state apparatus
An entity which transmits ruling class ideology
Cultural capital
Class indicators some are worth more than others accents, knowledge of art, important jobs
Gender role socialisation
Teaching children how to behave according to gender
Gendered subject image
Subjects have a gendered image e.g. humanities for girls science for boys etc
Gender domains
Boys feel more comfortable in certain areas than girls and vice versa
Peer pressure
The pressure students put on one another
Male gaze
Where males look girls up and down and make a judgement upon them