YC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Mobility, Meritocracy, Structural Functionalism
31 May 2020
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Introduction: facts about canada"s education, one of the most educated in the world, total funding to education lower than 84% average among organization for economic. Cooperation and development (oecd) -38 member countries: one of the least generously publicly funded post-secondary education systems among oecd nations, ranked 18 out of 38 when access to elementary education is considered. Myth of the level playing field: elementary school education is free" and publicly funded, socioeconomic status affects school performance, children from low-income families are disadvantaged, experience reduced motivation, participate less in extra-curricular activities, lower career aspirations. Increased risk of illiteracy: higher dropout rates. Peers: a peer group is a group that consists of individuals of the same social staus who share similar interests and are close in age, peers provide social skills for social competence. Initiating and sustaining interactions: negotiating peer acceptance, prosocial skills and behaviour, peer pressure and antisocial behaviour, friends and peer relationships are important part of the school experience.
