SOC224H5 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Socialization, Socioeconomic Status
SOC224H5
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Tillman verse Albertein
The Coleman Report
• 1966
• How can we maximize student outcomes?
• Resources? Class sizes? Teachers?
• Inequalities in student outcomes were due to school resources
• Findings= school resources mattered very little in neighbourhoods without a lot of
wealth
• Shool esoues ouldt oet the ieualities i oade soiety
• Very few school resources effected student outcomes
• Fifty yeas late? Whe lass eae oe ipotat to a hilds eduatio tha ae
in The Atlantic
• Underprivileged children are 4 years behind wealthy children in terms of educational
abilities
• Class inequality in Canada exists but not as dramatic as America; so similar educational
patterns
Examining education with a sociological perspective
• Strive to have a rich understanding that moves beyond our own individual experiences
and looks at a broader sociological view
What is a schooled society?
• Compared to a century ago, school now powerfully shapes our lives, from preschool to
adult learning
• Had become a central institution
• Shapes the individual and shapes the society
What do schools do? (brain storming)
• Teach
• Socialize/ normalize
• Isolate
• Categorize people/ sort people
• Child care
• Marriage market
• Instruction
• Labour market opportunities
• Interaction between family, schools and communities
• Create pathways
Role of school:
• Socialization
• Selection (some succeed some struggle)
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• Organization
• Legitimation
**Final test is not cumulative; but question is usually one that has been thread throughout the
year
Homework
• Think about contemporary issues/topics in education, for next week
- What are people talking about in local and national newspapers regarding
education?
- What is making the news?
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Document Summary
Teachers: findings= school resources mattered very little in neighbourhoods without a lot of. Examining education with a sociological perspective: strive to have a rich understanding that moves beyond our own individual experiences and looks at a broader sociological view. What is a schooled society: compared to a century ago, school now powerfully shapes our lives, from preschool to adult learning, had become a central institution, shapes the individual and shapes the society. Instruction: teach, socialize/ normalize, categorize people/ sort people, child care, marriage market, labour market opportunities, create pathways. Role of school: socialization, selection (some succeed some struggle) Interaction between family, schools and communities: organization, legitimation. **final test is not cumulative; but question is usually one that has been thread throughout the year. Homework: think about contemporary issues/topics in education, for next week. Education in canada tied to social, political, economical setting.
