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The most common reason Americans get an education TERM 2
functionalists sociologists
DEFINITION 2 suggest that education consists of activities that are functional for society as a whole TERM 3
socialization
DEFINITION 3 one of the manifest functions of education TERM 4
nonindustrial societies
DEFINITION 4 In what type of society is there no real distinction between education and the socialization that occurs within the family? TERM 5
cultural transmission
DEFINITION 5 when major portions of a society's knowledge are passed from one generation to the next
learning how to think independently and
creatively
one of the most valuable tools the education insitution can transmit TERM 7
schooling in America
DEFINITION 7 has developed a number of unintended consequences TERM 8
provide child care outside of the nuclear
family
DEFINITION 8 one function of many public schools; this function has become increasingly important in recent years with the growing number of women in the labor force and the dramatic increase in single-parent families TERM 9
conflict theorists
DEFINITION 9 view society as asn arena of conflict, in which certain groups dominate others, and social insitutions become the instruments by which those in power can control the less powerful; also see education as a means for maintaining the status quo by producing the kinds of people the system needs TERM 10
1. low educational & occupational attainment
levels of parents 2. low family income 3.
speaks a language other than english 4. s
DEFINITION 10 5 factors associated with dropping out
