Role of education

• which sociologists argued that for society to remain prosperous it is depending upon the human capital of its workers?

  Blau and Duncan
• Give an example of a repressive state apparatus?

  Police
• What is the basic meaning of the correspondence principle?

  School mirrors work
• According to Bowles and Gintis, where does schooling operate?

  In the long shadow of work
• What does Willis see as the irony of the Lads behaviour?

  By rejecting the values taught in school, they are guaranteeing a future in low skilled and low paid work
• Which term describes the way that young adult males behave in work which relates back to the negative behaviours of school?

  Shop floor culture
• which term describes the childs status in the family?

  Ascribed
• what process did Willis identify in his research in 1977?

  Counter school culture (anti-school subculture)
• Which term did Willis use to describe students who were keen to contribute and receive praise from their teachers?

  Earoles
• What is meant by the term 'role allocation'?

  The way in which society sifts and sorts people into different levels in the job market
• What is one of the key criticisms of Willis study?

  It was a small scale study of only 12 students in one school and so cannot be deemed representative
• Which umbrella term best describes the media, the education system, the family and other institution that shape human behaviour?

  Agents of socialisation