FINAL EXAM: Chapter Definitions Flashcards
define special educaiton
you know this definition …
define cultural capital
- bordieu’s concept of collective dispositions, likes, dislikes, and typical recreational pursuits of the privileged classes in a given society
- ex: going golfing, reading the news paper
- these activities are transmitted from one generation to the next through family socialization in the middle to upper class milieu
- children from these families have higher cultural capital and have an advantage in the educational process
- their worldview is taken for granted and is an expected form of knowledge
define civil citizenship
an individuals basic human rights.
- right to legal contract
- right to freedom of speech
- ect.
define fundamental cause theory
an ongoing association exists b.w socio-economic status and health status (SES) because SES embodies an array of resources, such as…
- money
- knowledge
- power
- prestige …
that protect health no matter what mechanisms are relevant at any given time
those from low SES communities lack resources to protect and improve their health status
socially altruistic behaviour including that which results in the inclusion of other children or that involves listening to and showing concern, compassion, or comfort to classmates
Pro-social behavoir
Is the growth in the educaitonal sector in response to the firtility rate following the 2nd world war
Baby boom expansion
Define occupational segregation
- division of labor force where men and women perform diff tasks
- men and women sorted into occupations that are separate and distinct from eachother (ex: construction, nursing)
- also affects the occupational latters (i.e. women teach elementary, men teach highschool)
- also operate around ethical and racial lines -> occupational advantage for dominant social group
define differential exposure hypothesis
argument that women experience more morbidity because they are exposed to more chronic daily stressors in their lives
define medicalization
a natural biological event or progression as a form of illness requiring medical intervention and treatment
ex: menopause being treated with hormone replacement therapy
what is silencing?
- students remaining silent
- not participating in response to classroom experience that is exclusionary
define educational investment
the monetary and occupational labor-market rewards that groups can expect AS A RESULT of their level of educational attainment, their field of study, and their demographic profile
define psychosocial risk factors
- system* of exposures, resources, and situatinoal variables believed to have an impact on health
- > they include mastery or sense of control
- > self esteeme
- > availablity of social support
- > negative life events
- > and daily exposure to stress
is the educaitona practice of grouping and teaching children according to different levels of ability either informally or formally
streaming
define summer setback
loss of numeracy and literacy among students during the summer months
define political citizenship
individuals right to poitical involvement in society
-> i.e. giving ppl a voice
define differential vulnerability hypothesis
argument that women experience more morbidity because their caregiving role makes them more susceptible to emotional stress
define social capital
- bordieus concept
- social networks and informational resources which individuals are able to draw in their daily lives
- this preserves high economic and cultural capital
define breadwinner wages
the family supporting wages to which some men are considered to be entitled during the 20th centry.
- state laws and support systems reinforced and sustained this gendered division
(female economic dependence)
define decommodification
the strength of social entitlements and the degree to which ppl are protected from market dependency .
process of viewing social rights as an entitlement rather than as a commodity that must be payed for
define live-in caregiver program
- immigration policy* that gives temporary work permits to women coming to fill the canadian need for live-in caregivers.
- > aims to fill demand in child care
- > WHILE at the same time restricting duration of stay for women in this program
define state
- complex array of governing institutions in a society
- includes: national security, judiciary, bureaucratic institutions, ect.
- agents can use tools of the state to acquire, monopolize, or distribute resources and services and to maintain social order
define hypersegregation
disproportionate number of minority group members are located in impoverished, dangerous, and envionrmentally polluted neighbourhoods
define workfare
social assistance program that requires the recipients to take certain paid work or enroll in educational or training courses as a condition for receiving welfare benefits.
- mothers of young children exempt
Define class linked stress
stress expossures that are dependent on social factors .
- ex: working class individuals more frequently employed in physically stressful jobs
define citizen
members of a nation or society
- > entitled to all benefits, however, many groups are denied full rights of citizenship
- > some treated as “second-class citizens” and “non-citizens”
define social citizenship
individuals right to full social inclusion in a society’s wealth .
-> citizens should be guaranteed economic well-being, health services, participation of heritage of their society
