key terms Flashcards
what is meritocracy?
The idea that what an individual achieves is based on a combination of their ability and effort
what is material deprivation?
Where someone cannot afford or lacks access to basic, material resources such as food and heating.
what is the hidden curriculum?
refers to the norms and values not taught directly as part of the official curriculum, but passed on informally in schools
what is cultural deprivation?
Where some groups, such as the lower social classes have inferior norms, values, skills and knowledge which hold them back in life
what is cultural capital?
The skills, knowledge and attitudes associated with the dominant culture, possessed by the middle classes, which give them an advantage in life
what is streaming?
Grouping students by ability. Students are put into the same group across all subjects
(unlike setting, which is where students might be placed in different ability groups in different subject)
what is stratification?
what is labelling?
the process of defining a person or group in a simplified way – narrowing down the complexity of the whole person and fitting them into broad categories
what is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
This is where someone acts according to their label and the label becomes true in reality
what is marketisation?
Making schools compete for pupils, like businesses compete for clients or consumers.
what is divison of labour?
what is patriarchy?
A system of male domination, or one in which men have advantage over women
what is role allocation?
Where pupils are sifted and sorted into appropriate jobs based on their abilities, reflected in the qualifications they achieve.
Society requires the most able to be in the most important and demanding jobs. Education makes sure this happens- only the most able and hardest working can rise to top and get the three A grades in science required to go on to do a medical degree and become a doctor for example.
what is social solidarity?
where individuals work together in pursuit of a shared goal
