You May Ask Yourself Chapter 13: Education

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Latent Functions of Education

child care providers. engages kids at a young age. sets the stage for networking.

Other Functions of Education

cultural innovation. social integration. social placement.

Schooling

formal instruction under the direction of specially trained teachers

Resource Dilution Model

hypothesis stating that parental resources are finite and each additional child dilutes them.

Credentialism

an overemphasis on credentials for signaling social status or qualifications for a job

Broad Functions of Education

Primary Schooling---Basic language and math skills Secondary Schooling---expansion of basic skills and the transmission of social values and norms Gender Role socialization learning to use complex technology

Problems of Bureaucracy

Rigid Uniformity: insensitive to cultural character of community Numerical Ratings: success defined by numbers on tests Rigid Expectations: age and grade level expectations Specialization: many courses, many teachers. Little Individual Responsibility : Little empowerment to learn on one's own.

Conflict Theory of Education

Social Control. Middle-class Bias. School tracking. Inequality among schools

Education

The process through which academic, social, and cultural ideas and tools, both general and specific, are developed.

Affirmative Action

a set of policies that grant preferential treatment to a number of particular subgroups within the population, typically women and historically disadvantaged racial minorities.

Tracking

a way of dividing students into different by ability or future plans.

Socioeconomic status

an individuals position in a stratified society. Higher class corresponds to greater educational opportunities and eventual success.

Cultural Capital

symbolic and interactional resources that people use to their advantage in various situations. Your background gives you an advantage or disadvantage

Social Capital

the information, knowledge, and connections that help individuals enter, gain power in, or otherwise leverage social networks. Similar to human capital

Human Capital

the knowledge and skills that make someone more productive and bankable.

Hidden Curriculum

the nonacademic and less overt socialization functions of education. Teaches punctuality, compliance, discipline. Learn the rules. Rewards socially appropriate behavior.

Stereotype threat

when members of a negatively stereotyped group are placed in a situation where they fear they may confirm those stereotypes. May have to do with black underachievement.


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