Education and Inequality
SOC 263
Spring 2009 not offered
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This course will focus on educational institutions as mechanisms of cultural transmission, socialization, and legitimation. How do social characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, and social class influence classroom interactions and performance? In what ways are school experiences related to occupational aspirations and attainment? We will examine how schools produce inequality through peer-group cultures, tracking, measures of achievement, and the distribution of knowledge. Schools and universities often become arenas of cultural and political conflict; we will assess the possibilities and limits of educational organizations as vehicles for social change. |
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Essential Capabilities:
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (SOC) |
Major Readings:
Most of the readings will be from:
Sadovnik, Alan, ed. 2007, SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION: A CRITICAL READER, New York: Routledge.
We also will read selections from:
Carnoy, Martin, 2007. CUBA'S ACADEMIC ADVANTAGE: WHY STUDENTS IN CUBA DO BETTER IN SCHOOL; Cookson, Peter W. and Caroline Hodges Persell, 1985. PREPARING FOR POWER: AMERICA'S ELITE BOARDING SCHOOLS; Karabel, Jerome, 2005. THE CHOSEN: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF ADMISSION AND EXCLUSION AT HARVARD, YALE, AND PRINCETON; Kozol, Johnathan, 1991. SAVAGE INEQUALITIES: CHILDREN IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; Lareau, Annette, 2003. UNEQUAL CHILDHOODS; Loveless, Tom, ed., 2001. THE GREAT CURRICULUM DEBATE; MacLeod, Jay, 1995. AIN'T NO MAKIN IT: ASPIRATIONS AND ATTAINMENT IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD; Meier, Deborah and George Woods, eds., 2004. MANY CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND: HOW THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT IS DAMAGING OUR CHILDREN AND OUR SCHOOLS; Thernstrom, Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom, 2003. NO EXCUSES: CLOSING THE RACIAL GAP IN LEARING.
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Examinations and Assignments:
One 10-12 page Research Paper, a take home final exam, volunteering for at least 10 hours in a local school or tutoring program, in class presentations and a weekly reading journal. |
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