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Academic Year 2003/2004

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

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Austin,Algernon T   

Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM;     Location: PAC104

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 10   Jr. major: 9

SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 2   SO: 2   FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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