SOCI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Credentialism And Educational Inflation, Symbolic Interactionism, Social Promotion
1 Nov 2016
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Education: college degrees are becoming a necessity for any occupation, more difficult than ever to get a college degree, financially, pay gap for those with a degree versus those without is widening. Formal education- learning academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum. Informal education- learning about cultural values, norms and expected behaviors by participating in a society: occurs both with formal system and at home. Cultural transmission- the way people come to learn the values, beliefs and social norms of their culture: both formal and informal education include cultural transmission. Universal access- people(cid:859)s e(cid:395)ual a(cid:271)ility to pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ipate i(cid:374) a(cid:374) edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) syste(cid:373: ex. Us free public education: mills v. board of education of the district of columbia. School must provide for exceptional needs of students. Debate on how to treat differently abled students: Mainstreaming- balance special-needs and standard classroom time. Functionalism perspective: education is one of the more important institutions in society, with manifest and latent functions.
