SOCIOL 130AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Meritocracy, Social Reproduction
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Encouraging meritocracy: edu system facilitates social mobility by neutralizing the effects of family background and rewarding hard-working and talented students. Encouraging social reproduction- education systems are most effective at reproducing existing inequalities because they reward and advance students from dominant and /or elite social groups. What do we know about edu and who does well in the system. 1966 colman report :family background and segregated schools were most important factors fr predicting school achievement. Differences in family resources and segregation still central explanations for edu gaps. Suggestions as it is not too clear. >parenting practices and academic skills(parenting involvement, preparing students with a mind to cultivate child"s mind for academic achievement)
