SOC 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Egerton Ryerson, Symbolic Interactionism, Credentialism And Educational Inflation
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* new knowledge and credentials are considered vital in order to obtain jobs, career advancement and economic and social development. * credentialism: knowledge and ability seem not to exist unless there is a degree attached; unfortunately, a university degree is not enough to get a job, 4% of families headed by university graduates have incomes below the poverty line. * education is generally understood as formal learning that takes place in institutions, informal education occurs in other areas of social life, both are part of the process of socialization. * in the late 19th and 20th century, few occupations required educational credentials. * egerton ryerson (superintendent of education in upper canada) played an important role in the establishment of a provincially controlled system of free and compulsory schooling for all young people. * argue that education reinforced various norms, including independence, achievement, universalism and speci city.
