Relationships and processes within school

Subdecks (3)

Cards (16)

  • Ethnocentric
    Prioritising the values and cultures of a particular group
  • Subcultures
    A group with its own norms and values that differ from mainstream norms and values
  • Hidden curriculum
    Schools pass on a set of social norms and values to their students, e.g. turning up to lessons on time, working hard to achieve rewards. Teaching students things they will need in adult life to prepare for a hierarchy at work
  • Labelling theory and Self-fulfilling Prophecy
    People decide on characters of others and treat them accordingly. If a student is labelled a "trouble-maker", they're disciplined more harshly. Student internalises the label they've been given and "acts up" to the label
  • Institutional racism
    Educational policies, procedures and practices of institutions discriminate on ethnic or racial grounds, e.g. ethnocentric curriculum and ethnocentrism in food, holidays