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.