4.1 Theory about the role of education

What describes agreement about the main values of society?

• Value Consensus

• Equality of Opportunity

• Secondary Socialisation

• Role Allocation

What is the earliest and probably the most important part of the socialisation process, usually within families?

• Secondary Socialisation

• Primary Socialisation

• Universalistic Standards

• Particularistic Standards

What term describes status or positions in society that are earned on the basis of individual talents or merit?

• Achieved Status

• Role Allocation

• Secondary Socialisation

• Particularistic Standards

What term refers to the socialisation that takes place during later life, for example, within schools and workplaces?

• Secondary Socialisation

• Ascribed Status

• Social Stratification

• Equality of Opportunity

What term refers to a system in which every person has an equal chance of success?

• Social Solidarity

• Equality of Opportunity

• Social Stratification

• Achieved Status

What standards apply to everybody, for example, to all college students or to all employees in the workplace?

• Universalistic Standards

• Role Allocation

• Social Solidarity

• Primary Socialisation

What involves a commitment to society, a sense of belonging, and a feeling that the social unit is more important than the individual?

• Social Stratification

• Social Solidarity

• Primary Socialisation

• Role Allocation

What standards apply to particular people, for example, to particular children in families?

• Universalistic Standards

• Meritocratic

• Value Consensus

• Particularistic Standards

What is a system of allocating people to roles which best suit their aptitudes and capabilities?

• Role Allocation

• Ascribed Status

• Specialised Division of Labour

• Universalistic Standards

What term describes status or positions in society that are fixed at birth and unchanging over time, including hereditary titles linked to family background?

• Achieved Status

• Ascribed Status

• Social Stratification

• Equality of Opportunity