1. Sociology Now 1 st Edition (Brief) Kimmel/Aronson *This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performances or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Education 14 c h a p t e r

2. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 The Sociology of Education Education as Social Institution –education –manifest versus latent functions –hidden curriculum –credential society The History of Education –most of human history – no schools –“reading, writing, and arithmetic” –1918: mandatory education law

3. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Globalization

4. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Globalization –practical knowledge - traditional tasks –global inequity in educational opportunity –family back ground –illiteracy rates

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7. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Globalization Intelligence(s) and Literacy –The I.Q. score: being “smart” versus success in school bias of educational system social and cultural differences –eight types of intelligence (Gardner) Cultural Literacy –Hirsch –scientific literacy

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9. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Inequality Education and Mobility –social mobility –creation of social inequalities –hidden curriculum learned social roles dominant and subordinate gender and racial hierarchies

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12. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Inequality Inequality and the Structure of Education –Private versus Public Schools –Wealthy versus Poor School Districts –Racial Segregation segregation integration

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14. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Inequality Bilingual Education –Bilingual Education Act of 1968 equal access rectify language deficiency Tracking –tracking –self-fulfilling prophecy (Merton) –reinforces inequality

15. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Inequality Schooling for Gender Identity and Inequality –“Math class is tough!” – Barbie –gender stereotypes –Title IX legislation

16. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Inequality School Reform Privatization –voucher system –charter schools Homeschooling –response to concerns about the environment of traditional schools

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19. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education and Inequality No Child Left Behind –670-page law outlines a top-down approach to school performance competency testing tuition assistance every child should learn to read and write English by end of 3 rd grade –highly controversial

20. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 The Sociology of Higher Education Preparing for College –low student readiness/achievement –little over 50% of college students earn a bachelor’s within six years of enrolling –tests scores holding steady since 1970s “[Higher education]... is not merely a matter if intellectual interests: Today, people need bachelor’s degrees, and some- times master’s degrees, to get a job that would have required a high school diploma less than 50 years ago”

21. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 The Sociology of Higher Education Higher Education and Inequality –high school graduation  rim of funnel of educational privilege –class barrier increasing –high tuition and scholarships: being smart is not a replacement for having money

22. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 The Sociology of Higher Education Student Life –different cultures professional/academic social: drinking, partying, etc. –pursuit of “fun” (Moffatt) –lack of free time (Small)

23. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education, Inc. For-Profit Universities –a.k.a. proprietary –market niche –University of Phoenix –separation and (or) elimination of other dimensions of higher education no labs no research no tenure or other forms of academic freedom

24. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education, Inc. The Marketization of Higher Education –state-supported versus state-assisted –“fees” –declining foreign student enrollment as a result of foreign competition

25. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 Education, Inc. The Marketization of Higher Education –state-supported versus state-assisted –“fees” –declining foreign student enrollment as a result of foreign competition McSchool Education in the 21 st Century