SOC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Inequality, Structural Functionalism, Standardized Test

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 203
• Professor: Margaret Reid

Document Summary

Part 1: education & social strati cation structural functionalism con ict theory chapter 11: changing times, stubborn inequalities: explaining socio-economic strati cation in canadian schooling. Socialization commitments capacities: education is seen to be necessary to t the future need of society , bc of not social order will break down. Alocation educate to t future needs of the society. Education & con ict theory education serves to produce docile, compliant future labourers education as ideological education reproduces class divisions purpose of education is individualized and your own role. Goal of this study: review trends in canadian educational attainment since the 1990s. Ways of understanding social inequality (chapter 11) we can understand social inequality with respects to education in 3 ways: resources: refer to tangible possessions (ie. nances) or attributes of people (i. e skills) that offer advantages in school competitions. Understanding expectation: rational choice perspective, habitual/ instinctual perspective (pierre bordieu"s habitus)