Sociology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Meritocracy, Parenting Styles, Assortative Mating

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Number of years of schooling successfully completed, or for higher learning, the degrees or certificates earned. When marriage partners are selected so that spouses are similar on various criteria of social rank. Social hierarchy in which rank corresponds to individual capacities fairly tested against a common standard. Achieved by creating barriers so that certain social opportunities and positions are not open to all. Descriptions and explanations of events that dominant groups selectively devalue or ignore. Over time, qualifying for specific jobs requires more certificates or degrees. Degree that certain levels and types of schooling are established as criteria for gaining access to an occupation. Stock of learning and skills that increases the chance of securing a superior job. Bourdieu"s ter(cid:373)s for teachers" applicatio(cid:374) of punishments intended to discourage deviation from the dominant culture. Social processes that ensure that offspring enter a rank or class similar or identical to that of their parents.

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