SOCB26H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Longitudinal Study, Meritocracy, Human Capital
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At one ime, social status inherited wealthy landowners, or factory owners, could pass on their wealth and property to their children. Wealth today largely derived from employment and most jobs require qualiicaions that cannot be inherited. Contemporary status is determined by educaional atainment it is a funcion of selecion process. Young people are selected to go to which school based on which career they are most suited". Other students would be selected to local schools. It was indicated whether you graduated in a higher/lower ier educaion: 1970"s overt selecion system is replaced by students largely stream themselves by self-selecing courses. 10 student may take advanced level or basic level courses. Only advanced level grade in a subject would suice as an academic credit for university entrance. : today students are selected in stream by the courses they choose. Not all students need to take advanced level, but most students want to take advanced courses.
