SOC 1100 Chapter 20: Chapter 20 Sociology Notes
17 Dec 2011
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Education: the social institution through which society provides its members w/ important knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, & cultural norms & values. Schooling: formal instruction under the direction of specially trained teachers. The greek root of the work school means leisure . The limited schooling that takes place in lower income countries reflects the national culture. In worlds poorest countries only half of all children will ever get school. About 1/3 world"s population cant read or write. Recently has become a middle-income country, but people there still only earn about 8% of us avg. income. India outlawed child labour but many children still work in factories. Patriarchy exists: indian parents grateful when they have son b/c he & his future wife will contribute income to the family. Economic costs of raising girl: dowry (to grooms family), after her marriage, a daughter"s work benefits her husband"s family.
