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12/13/2020 Ch. 16 Key Terms - Introduction to Sociology 2e | OpenStax

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credentialism the emphasis on certificates or degrees to show that a person has a certain skill, has attained a certain level of education, or has met certain job qualifications

cultural capital cultural knowledge that serves (metaphorically) as currency to help one navigate a culture

cultural transmission the way people come to learn the values, beliefs, and social norms of their culture

education a social institution through which a society’s children are taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms

formal education the learning of academic facts and concepts

grade inflation the idea that the achievement level associated with an A today is notably lower than the achievement level associated with A-level work a few decades ago

Head Start program a federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status

hidden curriculum the type of nonacademic knowledge that people learn through informal learning and cultural transmission

informal education education that involves learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors through participation in a society

No Child Left Behind Act an act that requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding

social placement the use of education to improve one’s social standing

sorting classifying students based on academic merit or potential

tracking a formalized sorting system that places students on “tracks” (advanced, low achievers) that perpetuate inequalities

universal access the equal ability of all people to participate in an education system