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Sociology shizz
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Sociology
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04/28/2009

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Social Soladarity
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Education provides common norms and values for people to follow creating Social Soladarity
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Correspondance Theory
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in Bowles and Gintis's theory there is a direct correlation between school and the workplace
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Role Allocation
Definition
Functionlist view that education pushes you into the direction you are best at
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Culture Capital
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Cultural skills, such as knowing how to behave,speak and learn, passed on by middle-class parents to their children.
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Meritocracy
Definition
System where people are rewarded on the basis of ability and talent.
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Hidden Curriculum
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The informal learning of particular values and attitudes in schools
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Althusser
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Althusser a neo-marxist thinker believes students are tayght to accept future exploitations and you are given a qualification which matches your future job.
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Value Consesus
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The agreement about the values and roles in society. i.e Meritocracy
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Individualism
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The belief that individuals are far more importantthan social groups.
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Specialised Skill
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Durkheim said educated system is needed to provide skills and knowledge requires for societies workforce creating a Specialist Division of Labour.
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