SOC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Talcott Parsons, Correspondence Principle, Mcdonaldization
2 Aug 2018
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Education in canada: responsible for transmission of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes deemed desirable in a given society, formal education regulated and organized by the state. Informal involves learning activities that people seek outside formally structured educational spaces: both forms contribute to social reproduction - by stressing societal norms and values, education works to socialize the next generation. Origins of public schooling in canada: compulsory schooling until age 16. Integral part of childhood in canada and most other industrialized nations. Rising postsecondary participation rates: used to be by having a university degree one could claim membership in a privileged elite group. Summary: mass education was established in canada in the early 1900s as a means of serving the public good by providing a common moral education. Canada, including research funding, accountability and academic integrity. Definition and impact of the educational institution: education.
