SOC-1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 47: Achievement Gap In The United States, Social Inequality, Hidden Curriculum
13 Oct 2018
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Achievement gap - disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race, ethnicity, ability, and socioeconomic status. Intelligence - level of intellectual ability, particularly as measured by iq tests. Iq - a score attained on tests of symbolic or reasoning abilities. Emotional intelligence - the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself or others. Educational achievement - is the knowledge or skills that an individual acquires. Educational attainment - the number of years of schooling successfully completed or, for higher education, the degrees or certificates earned. Functionalism: focuses on the ways that universal education serves the needs of society. Conflict theories of those who dominate society: according to conflict theorists, schools train those in the working classes to accept their position as a lower-class member of society, conflict theorists call this role of education the "hidden curriculum. "
