SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Egalitarianism, Private School, Lawn Mower
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Define: a social institution that deals with the transmission of skill or knowledge to its members. It is also a process to maintain skill and knowledge at a societal level. It is productive to society and its citizens when you learn the values of society (like being on time for school can. We separate kids by age: childcare: this is like free childcare from 8-3:30, keeps teenagers together: or to keep them out of trouble. If they are in school all together, then they do not have the chance to go out and to bad things from 8:00-3:30 more than half of the days in a year. It could be even longer if they have an extra activity. This means that education contributes to social control: equalizing institution: functionalists argue that education gives everyone an equal chance in the world. It opens up opportunities for everyone despite family background. Conflict theory: tries to explain the problems with education.
