SOC260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Social Inequality, Adult Education, Occupational Segregation
11 Dec 2018
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In the past, many people didn"t even get hs diplomas, but now, due to societal demands for an educated workforce, you pretty much have to have a high school diploma to get a decent job. Isolated children from their families: taught children to be ashamed of their cultural heritage, destroy the aboriginal culture to turn the children into assimilated participants in the industrial economy. Parental education > finances in predicting post-secondary education attendance: 60% of canadian youth attend post-secondary education, higher parental education = higher post-secondary education attendance. Parental aspirations: affect post-secondary attendance, aspirations of higher ses are usually higher than those from lower ses, more social capital = more information available about options and consequences of academic decisions advantages for higher ses students. 19th century: even today, toronto has opened a school for black students that is being called. Segregated": residential schools, from late 19th century 1980s.
