SOCIO-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Cultural Learning, Credentialism And Educational Inflation, Social Class
18 Sep 2020
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Formal process of instruction in which some people consciously teach while others adopt the social role of learner. Manifest functions- positive consequences that were intended. Teaching knowledge and skills- the knowledge & skills required to remain competitive in the global job market has changed with the seven big changes. Urbanization, scale of social structure, technology change, more. Diversity, more bureaucracy, family has changed, and work has. Latent functions- positive consequences that were not initially intended. Standards of behavior that society deems proper and teachers subtly communicate to students. Research; middle class tracked as fast learners and lower class as. If teachers expect a student to succeed, they are more likely to succeed. Controlling student rate of progression to advanced learning in academia. This can be accomplished through credentialism, tracking and according to gender (among other things) Needing a degree/skill set to fill the needs of a job. This can also be considered a function of education (functionalism)
