SOC224H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Hamburger University, Industrial Revolution, Social Inequality
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Education makes a difference in our lives. Indeed the central premise of this book is that education plays a more prominent role in our lives now than ever before. By this we mean that formal education has moved to the center stage of social life over the past century. Compared to religion, politics, or the economy, education is a relatively young social institution: but it"s role has expanded enormously in nations like canada. Just five decades ago most youth did not complete high school, but no lifelong learning is prolonging the hold of education. The growing demand for formal education partly stands from its rising power to shape the lives. More jobs in career paths not require educational certification. Educational attainment is becoming a stronger predictor of peoples income and employment success: with this, schooling has become the major routes of social.
