SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Patrilocal Residence, Social Inequality, Konrad Lorenz

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Chapter 10, 13, and 17 study guide: explain education in low income and high income countries. Children living in the world"s poorest countries have little to no access to education. In the lowest income nations in central africa and western asia about. Of all youngsters never set foot in a classroom. A majority of the world"s children do receive at least primary schooling, but in much of africa and in parts of latin america and asia half of all children receive no secondary education. Schooling is limited in poor regions because they have largely farming economies and about half of the people live in rural communities. In this traditional setting, parents take most of the responsibilities for teaching children the knowledge and skills they need for everyday life. Parents also gain an economic benefit by keeping their children at home where they can work to help support their families.