Sociology

Question 1

Functionalism in education

Answer 1

Shaping of students so they are able to meet the demands of life in order to complete their desired functions in life.

Question 2

Placement

Answer 2

Finding what individuals are good at to swiftly place them within a workplace.

Question 3

Cultural capital

Answer 3

the skills, education, norms, and behaviors acquired by members of a social group that can give them economic and other advantages

Question 4

Socialization

Answer 4

Process of making society more homogenic by using schools to introduce similar values from the beginning.

Question 5

Social mobility

Answer 5

the ability to move up or down the social ladder in relation to yourself or thru generations

Question 6

Perry Preschool Study

Answer 6

study which identified the short term and long term effects of a high quality pre-school education for children living in poverty (were very benifical)

Question 7

Destreaming

Answer 7

offering the opportunity to address systemic discrimination and barriers

Question 8

Reproduction Theory

Answer 8

schools are mechanisms for perpetuating social inequalities