SOC 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Arizona Sb 1070, Bilingual Education
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Instruction teaching (the knowledge/skills necessary for future jobs), self-development: socialization. Instills the norms, values, and traditions of society. Most americans believe us schools should promote multicultural education teachings of dominant culture and of other racial/ethnic groups: status assignment. Sorting individuals into various statuses by awarding degrees and labels: custodial/childcare. Supervision and care for children/adolescents until age 18. Black and hispanic americans performance in schooling + race/ethnicity effect in education. In comparison with whites, blacks and hispanics are less likely to succeed at every level: lower mean achievement scores in reading/math. Influence of ses a disproportionate amount of racial/ethnic minorities are poor. Other factors: racism, prejudice, biased testing/schoolwork, less qualified/hard-working teachers in poorer neighborhoods. Lack of financial support: despite importance of education, funding is often denied, decreased teaching positions, increased class size, elimination/delay of course changes, elimination of summer school, 4-day week. Low levels of academic achievement: average for nation 69. 7 (c-, poverty gap, us students are well behind foreign students.
