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What is the main function of education according to the text?
Passing on knowledge, beliefs, and skills to the next generation
What is the latent function of education according to the text?
Child care
What is the process by which schools pass a society’s core values from one generation to the next?
Cultural transmission of values
What do grade school teachers in every country extol according to the text?
The virtues of the society's founders and their struggle for freedom from oppression
Which perspective emphasizes the role of education in reproducing existing belief systems and practices?
Functionalist Perspective
Why are diplomas needed on applying for a job according to the text?
To fulfill the group’s significant positions
What is the term used to refer to the attitudes and unwritten rules of behavior that schools teach, in addition to the formal curriculum?
The Hidden Curriculum
According to Talcott Parsons and Kingsley Davis, what sorts people on the basis of merit?
Gatekeeping
Who examined how the educational system reproduces social inequality?
Randall Collins
What did Illich claim is central to economic stratification?
Education
According to Pierre Bourdieu, what privileges accompany a social location and help someone in life?
Cultural Capital
What is the term for a society in which employers use diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for a job?
The Credential Society
What does gatekeeping do according to the text?
Sorts people on the basis of merit
"Privileges accompanying a social location that help someone in life" is referred to as:
"Cultural Capital"
Explore the concept of education, its role in perpetuating inequality, and its impact on job opportunities. Understand the importance of formal and informal education in transmitting knowledge, beliefs, and critical skills from one generation to the next, as well as in challenging existing practices.
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