education, sociology

• what was durkheims 1925 study called


  moral education
• durkheims 4 functions of education

  social cohesion, skills for employment, meritocracy, core values
• what does meritocracy mean

  everyone is judged by universalistic standards, equal chance of success, hard work is rewarded
• when are durkheims core values taught

  secondary socialisation
• 3 criticisms of durkheim

  meritocracy is a myth, values are those of bourgeoisies, ignores negatives
• does durkheim believe in social mobility


  yes
• durkheim social cohesion


  sense of belonging and co operation with those outside the family
• 2 types of curriculum according to durkheim


  hidden and national
• who said education is a bridge 


  parsons
• what is parsons education bridge between


  family and society
• criticisms of feminists on education


  too focused on patriarchy, ignores other inequalities
• marxists on education


  education only produces docile, obedient workers, working class are doomed to fail, meritocracy is a myth
• criticisms of marxists on education

  some working class students have succeeded, assumes working class have no free will, education provides things other than workers
• arguments against private school


  neglect of state schools, social division, social inequalities
• how many internal factors are there

  7
• name 3 types of classes

  setting, streaming, mixed ability
• setting vs streaming


  subject specific vs general
• what is beckers theory


  labelling
• what happens after labelling

  self fulfilling prophecy
• which social class are most likely to be labelled successful

  middle class
• name 2 types of subculture

  pupil and working class
• name 2 types of PUPIL subculture

  anti school and pro school
• anti vs pro school pupil subculture


  disagree vs agree with schools norms and values
• what did Ball 1981 study

  mixed ability vs sets/ streams
• results of Ball 1981

  after a few days, students were conformists and lived up to labels
• what method did Ball 1981 use

  participant observation
• how does schools ethos affect attainment

  whether they prioritise academics or discrimination
• how many external factors affect attainment

  6
• 6 external factors

  gender socialisation, material deprivation, language development, parental attitudes, government policies, employment
• who founded counter cultures

  marxist willis
• what sociologist is willis

  marxist
• what did willis find


  conflict in education system, not best agency for socialisation, doesn't always benefit capitalism, counter culture
• which methods did willis use

  participant observation, group discussion, informal interviews
• what did willis say about counter cultures' futures

  unskilled manual labour for life
• what did halsey study

  social class on achievement
• criticisms of halsey study

  unrepresentative, only males
• halseys findings

  service -> working

  4x at 16

  8x at 17

  10x at 18 being in education
• service vs working class going to uni

  11x chance of service
• how do government support FSM kids

  pupil premium
• what does FSM stand for

  free school meals