Pack 1: The Role of Education

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The Role of Education
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In Functionalist sociology this process involves

Secondary Socialisation
preparing children for adult role relationships
in the workplace and wider society
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The idea that rewards are earned on the basis

Meritocracy
of our abilities and efforts rather than simply
allocated on the basis of “who you know”
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For Functionalists this is necessary if we are to

Social Solidarity
establish things “in common” with others in
order to live and work together
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This function of education involves teaching

Cultural Reproduction
each new generation the skills and knowledge
required to take up positions in the workplace
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Everyone, regardless of social characteristics

Equality of Opportunity
like gender, class and ethnicity, has the same
chance to achieve in the education system
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The things we learn from the experience of

Hidden Curriculum
attending school that are not part of the
official curriculum

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Correspondence
Bowles and Gintis’ (1976) theory showing a
clear link between what employers generally
Theory
want and what schools provide.

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The idea that when given a free choice girls

Gendered Curriculum
and boys frequently opt for different subjects
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Introduced in 1988, this created a legal

National Curriculum
requirement to teach certain subjects between
the ages of 5 and 16 in all State schools
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Type of relationship based on what people can

Instrumental
do for us in return for what we can do for
them. The opposite of affective relationships
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The idea that we can’t always have what we
want when we want it. We tolerate things we
Deferred Gratification
dislike in the expectation of gaining something
better in the future
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The idea of taking something when it’s offered

Immediate Gratification
or available in the reasonable expectation that
it’s the best we can hope for
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For Functionalists this refers to mechanisms for
helping people feel they belong to a group. In
Social Integration
education, examples include uniforms and
inter-school competitions
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For Functionalists, one purpose of schools is to

Allocation
prepare children for their future adult roles –
this is called Role…
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The process by which school students are

Differentiation
“made different” through things like tests and
examinations is called social…
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For Marxists, one purpose of schools is to

Control
make children accept and respect “authority”.
This is called social…
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For Marxists this is a process whereby

Commodification
knowledge is given an economic value; it can,
in other words, be bought and sold
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Althusser argues that the education system is

Ideological
what kind of “State Apparatus”?
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This process refers to the role played by
teachers in “transforming pupil consciousness”
Social Learning
– to ensure they accept “the realities of life”
and their likely future social positions
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A concept that describes the idea of legitimate

Hegemony
leadership - people obey authority because
they believe it right to do so
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A concept developed by Bourdieu that refers

Habitus
to a habitat or environment in which a
group lives and flourishes
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A type of capital that reflects the idea that

Cultural
our social backgrounds give us certain
advantages and disadvantages in life
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A type of training designed to give people the

Vocational
knowledge and skills to perform specific work-
related roles (such as a secretary or mechanic)
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A theory that suggests how teachers classify

Labelling
(or stereotype) students influences how they
see their role and status within the school
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A system used to group students by ability,

Streaming
usually on a yearly basis
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A system where students are grouped by

Setting
ability on a subject-by-subject basis
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The people we use to check “how

Reference Group
we’re doing” in whatever role we’re playing
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These are very influential people in our lives

Significant Others
whose opinions we value in particular contexts
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A prediction about behaviour that, by making,

Self-fulfilling Prophecy
we help to bring about
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Introduced in 1988 as a key part of the
National Curriculum, these set attainment
Key-stage Tests
targets in English, Science and Maths for
all pupils aged 7, 11 and 14
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A New Right concept that argues schools

Disestablishment
should be removed from State control and run
by private businesses
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The idea that control over the day-to-day
decision-making within a school should be
Decentralisation
taken away from the government and given to
Headteachers and governors
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AS Sociology

In Functionalist sociology this process involves

The idea that rewards are earned on the basis

For Functionalists this is necessary if we are to

This function of education involves teaching

Everyone, regardless of social characteristics

The things we learn from the experience of

The idea that when given a free choice girls

Introduced in 1988, this created a legal

Type of relationship based on what people can

The idea of taking something when it’s offered

For Functionalists, one purpose of schools is to

The process by which school students are

For Marxists, one purpose of schools is to

Continue with Pack 2?

For Marxists this is a process whereby

Althusser argues that the education system is

A concept that describes the idea of legitimate

A concept developed by Bourdieu that refers

A type of capital that reflects the idea that

A type of training designed to give people the

A theory that suggests how teachers classify

A system used to group students by ability,

A system where students are grouped by

The people we use to check “how

These are very influential people in our lives

A prediction about behaviour that, by making,

A New Right concept that argues schools

Design and Implementation

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