Family
What type of family has step- children or step-parents?
reconsistuted family
What are two different types of schools?
Private schools
State schools
Democratic schools
Faith schools
Home schooling
True or False?
Functionalists believe in correspondence principles.
true
What are the expectations of female pupils?
high academic expectations
high pressure
What is meant by anomie?
breakdown of social norms and values
disconnect from society and lack of a sense of purpose
What is meant by symmetrical family?
Men and women in the family are equal in terms of work and domestic labor
What is a democratic school?
Extra 100 points - Can you give an example?
Students and teachers are equal
Students choose what they want to do
Students get the same voting power as teachers
EG: Summerhill
What is an evaluation of the functionalist view of education?
They ignore negatives of education such as bullying
teaching to test, kills creativity
How can gender be formed in schools?
Peer groups,
Teacher interactions,
gender expression or behaviour,
subject choice,
career aspiration
What is social control? and can you give an example?
various mechanisms that societies use to regulate behaviour and maintain order
EG: Rules, laws, punishment etc
The liberal feminists believe in a march of progress, what does that mean?
inequality in being overcome by reform and policy change
What is the hidden curriculum?
Where students will learn social norms and values but not directly
What do Functionalist believe the major functions of education are?
Career selection
Transmission of culture
Social integration
socialisation
Rational thinking
Techniques of learning skills
Describe a demonised pupil
Usually male,
Black/ white,
Working class background
What do the functionalist think about crime and deviance?
Functionalists view crime as a natural and normal part of society. They argue that crime serves several important functions, such as reinforcing social norms and values, promoting social solidarity, and providing a sense of collective morality.
What do Marxists think about the family?
Bourgeois favour the nuclear family as they can pass on their wealth.
Family reproduces inequality
What is a criticism of the corresponding principles?
lack of employablity skills for school leavers
Doesn't teach skills needed instead it teaches workers to be passive making them easier to exploit
Who are the key Marxist writers which say opportunity and meritocracy is a myth?
Bowles and Gintis
Why is there a difference between boys and girls literacy scores?
Reading is sometimes feminised,
girls pass-times are reading, writing, talking to friends, 'gossiping' also called ' bedroom culture,
Girls are more mature an organised
Using Merton’s Deviance Typology, if someone has new goals and new means, different to cultural goals and institutional means, what category do they fall into?
Rebellion
What did Parson's say about the family?
Family originally consisted of extended family, due to the economy as families relied on agriculture.
Changes occurred when families moved to the cities for work. He believed most people could change their social status through hard work.
What do feminists believe the hidden curriculum teaches?
Patriarchal values
What are the correspondence principles?
the suggestion that education mirrors the workplace in its organisation, rewards systems and a range of other factors.
Why might parental support help/ hinder a child's academic achievement?
Through socialisation, if a parent care about their education then their children will as well,
Likewise, working class parents may not have such an emphasis on education and instead work, this will be socialised to their children