SOC101 Lecture Notes - High School Diploma, Compulsory Education, Correspondence Principle
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Institution responsible for the transmission of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes deemed desirable. Formal education regulated and organized by the state. Informal education stresses societal norms and values, working to socialize the net generation. High school diploma does not translate into the same kind of pay as it could a few decades ago. Women account for 58. 2% of full-tome undergraduate students (2004: mostly middle class. Compared to other oecd countries, canada fares well. Parsons (1959: schools need to both serve and reflect the values and interests of the society in which they operate. Schools help maintain equilibrium of social system: act as a sorting mechanism for future roles in society (through, teaches students how to function in the larger society allocation of grades) (socialization) Criticism: clings to idea of society as a meritocracy, ignoring one"s social location. Schooling serves the capitalist aims of profit and compliant workers.