SOC224H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: James Samuel Coleman
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Coleman et al. were asked by the govt to research the ways in which students" outcomes can be. 1966 civil rights movement inequalities b/c blacks and white students. maximized. Look & analyze previous data so resources can be directed into appropriate venues into the schools. Most significant finding school resources mattered very little in neighbourhoods w/o wealth. What did matter was the students" background (race & class). School resources can"t fix the faults in the education system as they were largely influenced by larger structural forces. Socio-economic status is the most influential factor in a student"s education. When class became more important to a child"s education than race in the. Why do we have to learn sociological perspectives when we have our own perspective on education based on our experience? . Compared to century ago, school now powerfully shapes of our lives, from preschool to adult learning.
