Role Of Education Short Mark Questions Flashcards
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What is meant by labelling pupils
Pupils are stereotyped on non-academic impression
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What is meant by hidden curriculum
The informal learning of particular values and attitudes in schools
2 marks What is meant by reproduction of class inequality
When the exploitation of classes is reproduced by education and the media
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What is meant by social solidarity
The feeling of belonging
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What is meant by universalistic standards
Judgements based on universally agreed principles
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What is meant by particularistic standards
Judgements based on the exclusive views of a particular group
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What is meant by correspondence principle
Various aspects of work which corresponds to features in the education system
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What is meant by capitalist relations of production
The way that the education system is organised so that it is hierarchal so that working class are at the bottom
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What is meant by cultural capital
cultural skills passed on by middle class parents to their children
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What is meant by meritocracy
People are rewarded on the basis of ability and talent
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What is meant by individualism
The belief that individuals are far more important than social groups
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What is meant by ideological control
Getting people to behave in a desired way by convincing them that it is in the best interests to behave in a certain way
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What is meant by self-fulfilling prophecy
A prediction that causes the outcome that it predicts
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Suggest criticisms of the functionalist view of the education
Myth of meritocracy
Not all students are passive and accept school values
Anti school subcultures
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Suggest ways that schools socialise pupils
Hidden curriculum
Learn norms of society
Not everyone’s talent is picked up on
