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What is the main function of education according to the text?
What is the main function of education according to the text?
What is the latent function of education according to the text?
What is the latent function of education according to the text?
What is the process by which schools pass a society’s core values from one generation to the next?
What is the process by which schools pass a society’s core values from one generation to the next?
What do grade school teachers in every country extol according to the text?
What do grade school teachers in every country extol according to the text?
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Which perspective emphasizes the role of education in reproducing existing belief systems and practices?
Which perspective emphasizes the role of education in reproducing existing belief systems and practices?
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Why are diplomas needed on applying for a job according to the text?
Why are diplomas needed on applying for a job according to the text?
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What is the term used to refer to the attitudes and unwritten rules of behavior that schools teach, in addition to the formal curriculum?
What is the term used to refer to the attitudes and unwritten rules of behavior that schools teach, in addition to the formal curriculum?
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According to Talcott Parsons and Kingsley Davis, what sorts people on the basis of merit?
According to Talcott Parsons and Kingsley Davis, what sorts people on the basis of merit?
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Who examined how the educational system reproduces social inequality?
Who examined how the educational system reproduces social inequality?
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What did Illich claim is central to economic stratification?
What did Illich claim is central to economic stratification?
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According to Pierre Bourdieu, what privileges accompany a social location and help someone in life?
According to Pierre Bourdieu, what privileges accompany a social location and help someone in life?
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What is the term for a society in which employers use diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for a job?
What is the term for a society in which employers use diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for a job?
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What does gatekeeping do according to the text?
What does gatekeeping do according to the text?
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"Privileges accompanying a social location that help someone in life" is referred to as:
"Privileges accompanying a social location that help someone in life" is referred to as:
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