SOC 1305 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Meritocracy, Social Learning Theory, Hidden Curriculum
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Attachment theory: a strong emotional and physical attachment to at least one primary caregiver is critical to personal development. Operant conditioning: learning where behavior is controlled by consequences. Conflict theory: society is in a state of perpetual conflict due to competition for limited resources. Also, be able to describe trends in the minimum wage over the last several decades. What are some of these: define the terms human capital, social capital, socioeconomic status (ses), and hidden curriculum (see chapter 13, chapter 7, and the reading by isreal et al. Socioeconomic status: an individual"s position in a stratified social order. Hidden curriculum: the nonacademic and less overt socialization functions of schooling. This topic is discussed in chapter 13 of the text: what is school tracking, and what effect does it tend to have on inequality in society (see the article by.
