BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 30 Student Outline
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Education: social institution responsible for transmission of knowledge, skills, cultural values. 88% of all adults have high school degree, 30% have four year college degree. 1960 first time ever more than half the country adults had a high school diploma. Educational system shaped by high standard of living, democratic principles. Grade inflation: number of students earning a grades is increasing whle standardized tests is decreasing: problems: pressure on professors, difficult to identify exceptional students, not uniform between schools or disciplines. 1. 4 females graduating for every 1 male who graduates impossible for at least 23% of college-educated women to find a college educated man. Functionalist: manifest functions: goals, intended, socialization, transmits knowledge, cultural innovation, social integration, benefits taxpayers, by the age of 55 college graduates bring home more than those without a college degree. Latent functions: hidden, unstated, unintended: social service centers; school can give you meals, clothes, child care, matchmaking/social networks, decrease job competition, good for business.
