SOC 315 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Integration, Meritocracy, Like Family
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The social institution guiding a society"s transmission of knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values, to its members. Formal instruction under the direction of specially trained teachers. Expansion of basic skills to include the transmission of cultural values and norms. Pressure to date and engage in activities with the opposite sex. Educational systems create as well as transmit culture. Engages young people at a time in their lives when jobs are not plentiful, relieving tensions. School is a very time-intensive, energy-consuming activity. Link between particular schools and career opportunities. Assignment to different types of education programs. Suburban school districts tend to be better funded. Inequalities make students aware of life"s realities as an early age. Evaluating a person on the basis of educational degrees. Diplomas and degrees are viewed as evidence of ability. Over-education is often the case when people are overqualified for the job at hand.
