Education- key terms

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  • Created on: 07-06-20 13:31
social reproduction
wc learn skills for low status jobs and mc learn skills for high status jobs, reinforcing capitalism
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role allocation
the education system sifts and sorts us based on talent and ability (e.g. sets and assessments)
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meritocracy
if you work hard, you will achieve
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social mobility
everyone has an equal chance to succeed and change their social status through hard work
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ascribed status
status fixed at birth
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achieved status
working to achieve a status
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secondary socialisation
where we learn our norms and values after the family (e.g. education system, friends, media, religion, workplace)
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primary socialisation
where we first learn our norms and values on how to conform and fit in, from the family
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false class consciousness
we learn the norms and values of the mc and are brainwashed into them
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social solidarity
a sense of togetherness
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specialised skills
skills needed to carry out a certain role in society- schools develop these skills
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value consensus
shared norms and values
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material deprivation
when the wc lack the resources needed to succeed (e.g. diet, p.cs, private tuition) -looked at by Halsey et al
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cultural deprivation
when the wc lack the norms and values needed to succeed (e.g. language barriers)
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cultural capital
when the mc know how the education system works and manipulate this to their advantage -looked at by bourdeiu
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labelling theory
when teachers label students whether they are nice, clever, naughty etc. -looked at by becker
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counter school culture/ anti- school subculture
when a group oppose the authority of a teacher -looked at by hargreaves and lacey
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halo effect
the early assumption of a child’s performance which can lead to labelling, it is not always negative
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self-fulfilling prophecy
when children take on and fulfil the label they are given by a teacher
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ethnocentric curriculum
ignoring the history of the ethnic minority and what they have achieved and giving priority to a particular ethnic group (e.g. in history)
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setting
placing individuals in groups based on their ability
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streaming
placing individuals in groups which stay together for all subjects
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hidden curriculum
an indirect way of learning, the unwritten rules (e.g. obeying rules, being on time)
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national curriculum
a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools to ensure children learn the same things
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masculinity crisis
changes to traditional roles have led to men losing their identity
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radical feminists
say women are still victims of abuse and under patriarchal role, they are still oppressed
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liberal feminists
say women are moving in the right direction and are chipping away at patriarchy
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GIST
girls in science and technology- a policy to make science more girl friendly and to encourage them to enjoy it
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ethnic group
a group of people with the same norms, values and traditions
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assimilation
forcing a minority group to take on a hosts culture, it is the opposite of an ethnocentric curriculum
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the education system sifts and sorts us based on talent and ability (e.g. sets and assessments)

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role allocation

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if you work hard, you will achieve

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everyone has an equal chance to succeed and change their social status through hard work

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status fixed at birth

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