education 1 key terms Flashcards
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Social mobility
The ability to move up or down the class system
Hidden curriculum
Attitude and behaviours that are taught through the process of attending school (school organisation, teacher attitudes) but are not part of the formal curriculum
Social solidarity
The integration of people into society so that they realise they are part of a group/community.
Formal curriculum
What is actually taught in lessons. Subject content.
Ascribed status
Status given to you by your family
Achieved status
Status individuals achieve on their own merit.
Particularistic values
Rules and values and apply to individuals, usually in the context of the family.
Universalistic values
Rules and values that apply to everyone in wider society.
Meritocracy
A society in which individuals achieve on the basis of their own talents and abilities, rather than based on who you know or the family you were born in to.
Human capital
The knowledge and skills of the workforce and increases their usefulness to employers.
Role allocation
Shifting and sorting students into their future careers.
Equality of educational opportunity
Every child, regardless of social class, gender, ethnicity, etc, having an equal chance to develop their talents and abilities in the education system.
Marketisation
Schools being run like businesses, based on competition and consumer choice.
Social reproduction
Reproduction of the class system in schools - students go into the system working class and come out working class.
Legitimation of inequality
Making it look as though inequality is legitimate - that it is fair and acceptable.
Ideological state apparatus
The institutions that spread ruling class ideology - the ideas of the ruling class.
False class consciousness
The proletariat not being aware that they are being exploited
Habitus
A cultural framework and set of ideas linked to a social class. People are socialised into this habitus and then it influences their taste and choices.
Cultural capital
Cultural capital refers to lots of things - it can be knowledge, language, manners, behaviour, attitudes, values, tastes and lifestyles. Cultural capital give the middle class an advantage in the education system.
Hegemony
Hegemony refers to the dominance in society of ruling class ideas
Subculture
A subculture refers to a smaller group of people within society whose culture (beliefs, values, etc) is in some way different to the main culture of society.
Anti-school (counter school) subculture
An anti-school subculture refers to a group in school whose values attitudes and behaviour is in opposition to those of the school.
Hegemonic control
Where control of the working class is mainly achieved through the hegemony and acceptance of ruling class ideas.
Vocational education
An alternative to academic education and focuses on preparing pupils for work in a particular industry of field of employment.
