Sociology 2144A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Status Quo, Social Forces, Credentialism And Educational Inflation
26 Sep 2018
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Larger social forces control how life is lived. Initiative and action individuals take to rule lives. Personal: some people are able to pull themselves out of poverty. Education (one of the most important components of society), religion. One of most important components of society. Operates to satisfy several different needs needed for society to survive and prosper. Growth of mass education is a response to requirements of industrial society. According to durkheim, education is crucial to providing stability; education is the influence exercised by adult generations on those are not yet ready for social life. Teach and raise kids to be conformists not creative and individual. Prepare students for responsible citizenship (develop moral values) Manifest (stated, visible functions) vs latent (hidden, not intended functions) Conflict theory (marxism) (critical of education system) Groups in privilege positions maintain their positions by. Education system prevents you from looking at things differently. Formal (manifest) and hidden (latent)- apparent in all societies.
