SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Charter Of The French Language, Social Class, Industrial Revolution
Bill 101, French made language of public administration, imposition of French language
tests for admission to professions, collective agreements to be drafted in French
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1976: Parti Quebecois won election, enacted Bill 101
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September 10, 1969: march through Italian neighbourhood
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Allophone withdrew children from schools - teach English
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Schools teach common culture that forms framework for social life - work, politics, etc.
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Endow young people with key capacities of communication, coordination and economic
productivity
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Instruct all students in uniform curriculum and sort students into paths that end in
different social classes
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Enforce common standards serving as cultural denominator
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Confines those of lesser skills to subordinate work roles and lower ranks in class structure
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Homogenization and sorting
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The Riot in St. Leonard
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Education system replaced religion as knowledge source
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Universal mass education is a relatively recent phenomenon and is limited to relatively wealthy
countries
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Family used to be responsible - few highly trained
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Training in families had been decentralized, unorganized, uneven inequality
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Created strong pressures towards uniformity / standardization
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Homogenized indoctrination of common culture
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Truant officers track down those who skip
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Uniform Socialization
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1 in 5 Canadians have university degree
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Educational achievement: knowledge or skills that an individual acquires
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More time = more skill
Educational attainment: participation in educational programs and measured by number of
years completed
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Rising Levels of Education
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Higher educational attainment helps people get jobs and earn more
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Education increases earnings and people at every level of education are found at each
level or earnings, however, more education tends to = higher earnings
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Individual Advantages and Disadvantages
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Development of printing press: inexpensive book production, more supply, in everyday
language not just Latin, demand for schools to teach how to read
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Protestant Reformation: more reliance on actual word of God / Bible - not just priests
reading
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Rise of Democracy: led to free education for all children
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Rise of Mass Schooling
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Mass education regarded as necessary for creating industrial economy
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Communist countries also invested in education
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Education is a source and product of wealth
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Significant fraction of country's population must invest time and money to become
educated to teach others
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Mass Schooling and National Wealth
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Mass Education: An Overview
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“Education,” in Commit Sociology, vol 2 p241-264
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Reading 2.9: Education
March 22, 2017
12:00 PM
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Document Summary
Bill 101, french made language of public administration, imposition of french language tests for admission to professions, collective agreements to be drafted in french. 1976: parti quebecois won election, enacted bill 101. Allophone withdrew children from schools - teach english. Schools teach common culture that forms framework for social life - work, politics, etc. Endow young people with key capacities of communication, coordination and economic productivity. Instruct all students in uniform curriculum and sort students into paths that end in different social classes. Confines those of lesser skills to subordinate work roles and lower ranks in class structure. Universal mass education is a relatively recent phenomenon and is limited to relatively wealthy countries. Family used to be responsible - few highly trained. Training in families had been decentralized, unorganized, uneven inequality. Educational achievement: knowledge or skills that an individual acquires. Educational attainment: participation in educational programs and measured by number of years completed.
