Education Key Terms Flashcards
What is the definition of a Bridge?
a type of social tie that connects two different groups in a social network.
Universalistic standards
everyone is judged by the same standards, regardless of family ties, class, race, ethnicity, gender or sexuality.
Particularistic standards
Children are not judged by standards that can be applied to everyone in society.
Norms
The unwritten rules and expectations of society
Values
a culture’s standard for discerning what is good and just in society.
Ascribed status
the social status of a person that is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life.
Ascribed status
the social status of a person that is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life.
Achieved status
a position in a social group that someone earns based on merit or choices.
Socialisation function
the process through which individuals learn the norms and values of society, leading to social cohesion and a functional society
Meritocracy
a society where jobs and pay are allocated based on an individual’s talent and achievements rather than social status.
Society in miniature
education provided children with necessary secondary socialisation.
Equality of opportunity
A system in which every person has an equal chance of success.
Integration
the ways that different groups come together to form a whole in society.
Social solidarity
the idea of a well-integrated functioning society where all members have been socialised into its shared norms and values.
Role allocation
A system of allocating people to roles which best suit their aptitudes and capabilities.
