Sociology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Assortative Mating, Cultural Capital, Numeracy
6 Mar 2017
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What is education: learning important skills, socialization, brainwashing, preparation for employment, legitimizing knowledge, moral development, citizenship building, critical thinking, sorting and selecting, creativity, rationalize our lives. Functionalist view: a modern school system hould : socialize children to become responsible adults, create national identity and social cohesion, teach skills needed in a modern society and economy. Literacy, numeracy, digital literacy, citizenship skills, compassion, political know-how, etc: give every child an even chance. Principles of free, public education (primary and secondary: reward children based on merit. Achievement focused: create a fair selection process allocation of adult roles best suited. Functionalist view: latent (unintended) functions: create a youth culture (young people are highly cherished consumers, create a marriage market facilitates assortative mating. Choosing a mate who is like oneself on various ranking criteria: create a custodial and surveillance system for children, helps regulate labor markets (ex. by keeping students off the labor market and in school)
