SOC100H5 Chapter 10: Note#10 (II)
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Eucational attainment: number of years of school completed. Assimilating the disadvantaged, minorities and immigrants into. Unstated, unofficial agenda of school system authorities. Norms of society, such as the value of work, respect for authority, People who earn the highest pay the highest degree. Freeing parents to work in paid labour force. Challenge authoritarian regimes and promote social change. Education reproduces the class system and hinders class mobility: type of formal education are strongly correlated with earning power, tend to reproduce the stratification system. The more intelligent you are, the more likely you are to do well in school and to achieve economic success in life. 2 social forces contributing most heavily to the rise of community college system: Needed skilled workers in industry and services. Belief grew that higher education would contribute to upward mobility and greater equality. Located close to the neighbourhoods of disadvantaged students. Create new opportunities for disadvantaged youth who might otherwise have less rewarding jobs.
