SOC-1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jim Crow Laws, Hidden Curriculum, Symbolic Interactionism
30 Jan 2020
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Chapter 12: education and society: education--the transmission of society"s norms, values, and knowledge base by means of direct instruction. Functionalist perspective: durkheim: educational institutions socialize members and promote social solidarity, manifest function: transmission of general knowledge and specific skills. Latent function: propagation of societal norms and values; child care; peer socialization; reinforcement of gender norms; etc: conflict perspective, reproduces rather than reduces social stratification and ensures that discovery of talent will be limited. Low-income and minority children lack equal access to educational opportunities: hidden curriculum socializes the working class to accept their position. Study found that teachers treat students that they believe to be gifted differently. Self-fulfilling prophesy--students come to see themselves through their teachers" eyes and perform better or worse accordingly: word poverty--created out of an impoverished language environment. Functional literacy--ability to read and write at a level to fulfill everyday practical needs: education attainment is correlated with number of books in the household.
