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Patriarchy – dominance of society by men. |
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Labelling – people come to identify and behave in ways that reflect how others label them. |
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Hidden curriculum – messages that are passed on informally to students including behaviours, perspectives and attitudes. |
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Streaming – pupils are split into groups according to ability and stay together for all lessons. |
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Setting – putting groups of students together for particular subjects based on ability. |
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Anti-school sub culture – a social group in the school which rejects education and teachers. |
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Self-fulfilling prophecy – people come to identify and behave in the way that people incorrectly label them. |
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Material deprivation – when a person is without money or the things which money can buy such as books, equipment for school. |
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Catchment area – geographical area from which pupils are entitled to attend a school. |
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Counter school culture – a group that students join that goes against the usual accepted behaviours of the rest of the school. |
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Curriculum – refers to a lesson or academic content taught in schools or on a specific course or program. |
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Masculinity – Refers to socially accepted characteristics, norms and roles for males in society. |
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Feminisation (of schools) – a shift in gender roles and emphasis in schools towards a focus on females. |
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Positive peer pressure – the influence of a peer group that encourages good behavior. |
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Negative peer pressure – social pressure from a peer group to behave in a deviant way. |
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Meritocracy – success is based on ability and hard work. |
