SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Numeracy, 18 Months
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Working in growing up in america, 2005. end of 19th century ppl will discorvring that adult life required literate, white and numeracy. 19th century we start to see public education, most kids were going to school and staying at school. when the 20th century came along ids were going to school, they were also working ex: agriculture job, selling newspapers. More and more time was spent at school. For example; having a part time job they like, can provide them with the context, the mentorship, the recommendations which will get them a better job then otherwise expected. It doesn"t work like that for all kids, but its more emphasized on kids who don"t get the chance for education. The study: the reason the study was started is because there was a debate between part time jobs and school. this study was done in mid west (no exam question. Wolfgang lehman- choosing to labour: structure and agency in school- work transitions.
