SOC103H1 Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Schools and Formal Education.docx
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Manifest function is to give all students basic literacy and numeracy. Universities liberal arts curriculum prepares people to be informed citizens, professional curriculum valuable members of workforce. Latent functions, schools house unemployed young people. Hidden curriculum: teaches students their proper" place in society. Not to give students human capital and skills but to train obedience. Meritocratic system teaches students to be accountable for their work. Teaches people how to dress and behave to fit their roles (ex. Jencks and reiman points out that colleges are trending towards research-based and neglecting undergraduate teaching. Education system works like funnel, top colleges receive top students from high school, and so on. Colleges without heavy research, all phd faculty, and specialized curriculum are labeled sub-par. Meritocracy: system where reward is related to accomplishments and every person and equal chances. The adolescent society by coleman finds that academic achievement is not as important as looks and athletic ability.
