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30 Cards in this Set
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a sysem of roles and norms that ensures the transmission of knowledge, values, and patterns of behavior from one generation to the next
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education
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instruction by specially trained teachers who follow officially recognized policies
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schooling
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transmission by schools of cultural goals that are not openly acknowledged
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hidden curriculum
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assignment of students to different types of educational programs
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tracking
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alternative schools which are funded by public money but are privately operated
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charter schools
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a broad movement to provide alteratives to public school systems to which parents can choose to send their children
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school choice
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a system in which a childs main education is undertaken by parents at home
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homeschooling
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a set of polices created to prevent school violence
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zero tolerance
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system of education in which non english speaking students are taught in their native languages until they are prepared to attend classes taught in english
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bilingual education
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anything that is considered to be a part of the supernatural world and that inspires awe, respect, and reverence
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sacred
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anything considered to be a part of the ordinary world and thus commonplace and familiar
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profane
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system of roles and norms organized around the sacred realm that binds people together in social groups
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religion
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established pattern of behavior through which a group of believers experience the sacred
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ritual
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belief system in which spirits are active in influencing human life
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animism
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belief system in which spirits communicate only with someone acknowledged as a specialist
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shamanism
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belief in kinship between humans and animals or natural objects
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totemism
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belief in a god or gods
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theism
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belief in one god
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monotheism
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belief in a number of gods
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polytheism
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belief system in which moral principles have a sacred quality
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ethicalism
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type of religious organization in which all people in the society are members by virture of their birth
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ecclesia
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well-established religious organization in which a substantial protion of the population are members
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denomination
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relatively small religious organization that typically has slit off from a denomination because of doctrinal differences
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sect
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religious group founded on the revelations of a person believed to have special knowledge
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cult
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importance of religion on a persons life
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religiosity
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non-religious
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secular
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perspective that believes that the functions performed by education work to maintain the stablility and smooth operation of society
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fuctionalist perspective on education
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perspective that believes that the educational system serves to limit the potential of certain individuals and groups to gain power and social rewards
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conflict perspective on education
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perspective that seeks to explain social phonomena in terms of the interaction among the individuals involved
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interactionist perspective on education
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what are the fuctions of religion?
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social cohesion, social control, and emotional support
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