Sociology ch 16

Credentialism

The emphasis on certificated of degrees to show that person has a certain skill, has attained a certain level of education, or has met certain job requirements

What do nations that are top-ranked in science and math have in common?

They recruit top teachers

education

a social institution through which society's children taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms.

Informational education__________.

refers to the learning of cultural norms

What terms describes the operation of students based on merit?

sorting

Hidden curriculum

the type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission

Which theory of education focuses on the ways in which education maintains the status quo?

Conflict Theory

Which of the following is not an manifest function of education?

Courtship

Learning from classmates that most students buy lunch on Fridays is an example of____.

Cultural transmission

Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to ___________.

Perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status

Poesy v. Ferguson set the precedent that __________.

Racial segregation on school were allowed

What are the major factors affecting education systems throughout the world?

Resources and money

Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the education process?

Symbolic interactionism

Head Start program

a federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status.

tracking

a formalized sorting system that places students on tracks that perpetuate inequalities

sorting

classifying students based on academic merit or potential

Cultural capital

cultural knowledge that serves as a currency to help one navigate a culture

informal education

learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behavior through participation in society

Public schools must guarantee that________.

per-student spending is equitable

no child left behind act

requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding

Because the plans of achieving success in marketing, Tammie is taking courses on managing social media. This is an example of_____.

social Placement

universal access

the equal ability of all people to participate in an education system

grade inflation

the idea that the achievement level associated with an A today is notable lower that the achievement level associated with A-level work a few decades ago.

Formal education

the learning of academic facts and concepts

social placement

the use of education to improve one's social standing

cultural transmission

the way people come to learn the values, beliefs, and social norms or their cultural

Rewarding students for meeting deadlines and respecting authority figures is an example of _______.

Transmission of moral education

Key predictors for student success include___________.

Socioeconomic status and family background

The 1972 case Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for_____.

Access the education

Allowing a student to move on the the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called _________.

Social promotion

Conflicts theorists see IQ tests being biased. Why?

The reward affluent students with questioned that assume knowledge associated with upper-class culture

What term describes the assignment of a students to specific education programs and classes on a basis of test scored, previous grades, or perceived ability?

Tracking