Sociology Chpt 9
Laissez Faire
"Hands off"
Weber's types of authority
1) Traditional Authority 2) Rational Legal Authority 3) Charismatic Authority
What are William Domhoff's two coalitions in the electoral arena?
1. A corporate conservative coalition 2. A liberal Labor coalition
Credentalism
A term used to describe an increase in the lowest level of education needed to enter a field (from high school diploma to college degree)
What is Max Weber's concept of Bureaucracy
A. Max weber noted five basic characteristics of bureaucracy: • Division of labor: Where specialized teachers teach specific subjects and age groups. • Hierarchy of authority, which has each employee of a school system responsible to a higher authority. • Written rules and regulations: Teachers and administrators must conform to numerous rules and regulations in the performance of their duties • Impersonality: Large class sizes causes it to be more difficult for teachers to give personal attention to each student • Employment based on technical qualifications: The hiring of teachers based on competence and expertise
Brown Vs. Board of Education Decision
Its important because it declared the segregation of public schools unconstitutional.
Describe K. Marx's elite model
Marx believed that society is ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of interests.
Socialism
Means of production and distributations in society is collective. Example: Germany, Russia and Sweden.
Capitalism
Means of production are held largely in private hands. Examples Canada, Mexico, united states.
Rational Legal Authority
Power made legitimate by law
Downsizing
Reductions taken in a companies workforce as part of deindustrialization.
Charismatic Authority
Refers to power made by a leaders exceptional personal or emotional appeal.
Authority
Refers to power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over who it is exercised.
What is the hidden curriculum.
Refers to standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools
Deindustrialization
Systematic, widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity, such as factories and plants.
How does Functionalist Theory describe the role of education in American society?
The functionalist theory says that school in the united states have played an important role in socializing the children of immigrants into the norms, values, and beliefs of the dominant culture.
Which sociological theory is critical of the status, prestige, and power bestowed upon the educated?
The sociological theory that is critical of the status, prestige, and power bestowed upon the educated is the Conflict Theory.
Politics
Who gets what, when and how - Harold Lasswell
Education
a formal processor learning in which some people consciously teach while others adopt the social role of learner.
A liberal-labor coalition
based in unions, local environmental organizations, a segment of them minority group community, liberal churches, and the university and arts committees
Communism
communal ownership of all property no social distinctions made on basis of peoples ability to produce. Example: Cuba, North Korea and Vietname
A corporate-conservative coalition
played a large role in both political parties generating support for particular candidates through direct mail appeals
Traditional Authority
power is handed down.
Describe C.Wright Mills' Power Elite
power rested in the hands of a few both inside and outside the government.
Pluralist Elite Model
power widely shared. Power isn't only to one group.
Economic System
producing, distributing and consuming goods and services will depend on both its level of development and its political ideology.
Influence
refers to the exercise of power through a process of persuasion.
Tracking
refers to the practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of their test scores and other criteria.
Power
the ability to exercise ones will over other
Force
the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose ones will on others.
Teacher Expectancy Effect
the impact that a teachers expectations about a students performance may have on the students actual achievements
Manifest functions of education
transmission of knowledge
Latent Functions of education
transmitting culture, promoting social and political integration, maintaining social control and serving as an agent of change.