Education and Society: An Introduction to Key Issues in the Sociology of Education

Education and Society: An Introduction to Key Issues in the Sociology of Education
ISBN-10
0520295587
ISBN-13
9780520295582
Series
Education and Society
Category
Social Science
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
2019-08-20
Publisher
University of California Press
Authors
Thurston Domina, Benjamin G. Gibbs, Lisa Nunn

Description

Drawing on current scholarship, Education and Society takes students on a journey through the many roles that education plays in contemporary societies. Addressing students’ own experience of education before expanding to larger sociological conversations, Education and Society helps readers understand and engage with such topics as peer groups, gender and identity, social class, the racialization of achievement, the treatment of immigrant children, special education, school choice, accountability, discipline, global perspectives, and schooling as a social institution. The book prompts students to evaluate how schools organize our society and how society organizes our schools. Moving from students to schooling to social forces, Education and Society provides a lively and engaging introduction to theory and research and will serve as a cornerstone for courses such as sociology of education, foundations of education, critical issues in education, and school and society.

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