A system in which schools concentrate their efforts on those pupils they see as most likely to gain five A*-C grades at GCSE and so boost the school's league table position
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Ageism
The negative stereotyping of people on the basis of their age. E.g. The old are often portrayed as vulnerable, irrational and a burden to society
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Alienation
Where an individual or group feels socially isolated because they lack the power to control their lives and realise their true potential. E.g. Marx describes workers in this way because they are exploited and lack control of the production process
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Assimilationism
An approach to immigration policy that believes immigrants should adopt the language, values and customs of the 'host community' or country in which they settle
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Banding
A form of streaming
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Beanpole family
A family that is vertically extended but not horizontally extended E.g. Grandparents, parents and children but not aunts, uncles and cousins
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Birth rate
The number of live births per thousand of the population per year
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Bourgeoisie
A marxist term for the capitalist class, the owners of the means of production E.g. Factories, land, machinery. Marx argues that this ownership of the means of production gives them polital and ideological power.
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Ageism
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The negative stereotyping of people on the basis of their age. E.g. The old are often portrayed as vulnerable, irrational and a burden to society
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