SY103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Talcott Parsons, A Class Divided, Symbolic Interactionism
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"core lessons, teach us how to be part of a group" "different than the family, family = treated as individuals" "school you"re not special, just part of a group" "school system you have to earn your value, only rewarded if you earn it" Selection: individuals are allocated different positions based on merit a. b. Minor: buying a candy for winning a soccer game. Examples: students are given stickers on their tests for doing well. Syllabus - ( receive a 0 if late) University is the last stop before the real world. Only the gifted ones are rewarded with the good jobs. Merit = an earned and justifiable claim to : Major positive sanctions (high salary or advanced university degree) Everything is equal and everyone is given a chance. That those who have the most merit should be the highest in society. This is untrue for doctors because most are underpaid. Hidden curriculum: how cultural values are unintentionally transmitted.
