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Chapter 13 Vocab
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Sociology
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07/27/2013

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Credentialism
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view that degrees show the holder's skills to perform certain jobs/roles
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Homeschooling
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children who earn education at home taught by parents or other adults
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Education
Definition
transfer of knowledge, values, beliefs, of a society through generations
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Educational Inflation
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credentials for a job increase but skills stay the same
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Formal Education
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transfer of knowledge, skills, and attitudes through generations through systematic training
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Functionally Illiterate
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lacking ability to read or write well enough to carry out routine of everyday things
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Hidden Curriculum
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lessons taught that aren't part of lesson plans
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Multiculturalists
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belief culture should be viewed from the perspective of different groups
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Tracking
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students assigned to different education programs on basis of abilities or interests
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White Flight
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increase of white families moving to suburbs to avoid mandatory busing
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