SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10-13: Riak, Time Life, Prescription Drug
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Educational attainment number of years of school that students complete: belief that it is an outcome of individual talent and hard work. Educational achievement how much students actually learn. Assimilation of disadvantaged, minorities and immigrants into society. Education central determinant of opportunity for upward mobility. The effect of economic inequality from the conflict perspective. Increasing chances of success in schools and paid labour force: streaming more intelligent you are, more likely you will do well in school and achieve economic success. Iq and standardized tests measure only acquired proficiency in a given cultural system quantity and quality of person"s exposure to what is counted as proper/correct. Results on tests depend on two factors: how effectively an individual absorbs what his/her environment offers; how closely his/her environment reflects what the test includes. People of underprivileged groups do not have training/cultural background needed to achieve high scores.
