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Academic Year 2002/2003

Education and Inequality
SOC 263 FA

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.

MAJOR READINGS

J. Kozol, SAVAGE INEQUALITIES D. Nasaw, SCHOOLED TO ORDER H. Giroux, IDEOLOGY, CULTURE AND THE PROCESS OF SCHOOLING M. Sadker and D. Sadker, FAILING AT FAIRNESS P. Cookson and C. Persell, PREPARING FOR POWER L. Weis and M. Fine, BEYOND SILENCED VOICES A. Halsey, EDUCATION Selected Articles

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three 6-8 page papers, class participation and research paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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