soc 100 ch 17

a formal system of teaching values, knowledge, and skills

laws that require all children to attend school until a specified age or until they complete a minimum grade in school

the intended beneficial consequences of people's actions

uninteneded beneficial consequences of people's actions

the use of diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for jobs, even though the diploma or degree may be irrelevant to the actual work

in reference to education, the ways in which schools transmit a society's culture, especially its core values

the process by which education opens and close doors of opportunity; another term for the social placement function of education

the sorting of students into different educational programs on the basis or real or perceived abilities

a function of education - funneling people into a society's various positions

the unwritten goals of schools, such as teaching obedience to authority and conformity to cultural norms

the sociological principle that schools correspond to )or reflect the social structure of their society

Robert Merton's term for an originally false assertion that becomes true simply becuase it was predicted

higher grades given for the same work; a general rise in student grades without a corresponding increase in learning

passing students on to the next level even though they have not mastered basic materials

a high school graduate who has difficulty with basic reading and math