SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: The Hidden Curriculum, Religious Education In Primary And Secondary Education, Time Management

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC101
• Professor: patrick lalonde

Document Summary

Lecture 10 education part 2 & religion. Education: meritocratic vs. oppressive: meritocratic based on merit. Why: systems designed to even out the playing field e. g. 30% tuition. The hidden curriculum: robert merton latent functions / latent dysfunctions. Structural functionalist approach: value of work, working hard, respect of authority. Latent function in education - tracking: choose courses depending on where you intend to go after high school, resea(cid:396)(cid:272)h sho(cid:449)s t(cid:396)a(cid:272)ki(cid:374)g is(cid:374)"t (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) ha(cid:396)d (cid:449)o(cid:396)k schools often employ class, Separating classes by this creates class separation race, and ethnicity in deciding tracking: guidance counsellors often push children depending on their educational level. Students in lower tracks feel negative about their level of education and vice versa. Online education: has skyrocketed since the beginning of the 21st century, touted as enhancing access to education, critical approach, commodification of education. Institutions not producing research at all: reproduces instrumental learning and ignores critical learning.