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SOCI 3501

Sociology of Education

1.0 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Analyze sociological theories and concepts related to education, and how they interpret
  • educational inequality, the tension between democratic ideals and institutional practices
  • the role of education in (re)producing or challenging power dynamics
  • Examine how systemic forces intersect with personal experiences within the education system
  • to reinforce or challenge disparities rooted in gender, “race” and class
  • Analyze the historical trajectories of educational systems and their entanglements with policy
  • development and modes of economic production, highlighting the ways “race,” class, and gender
  • have influenced and been influenced by these processes
  • the strategies Indigenous people use to resist domination and assert autonomy
  • Investigate the deep-rooted and intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools and its
  • ongoing influence on Indigenous educational access, engagement, and identity
  • Appraise how neoliberal and hegemonic influences on work policies and approaches deepen
  • educational inequality and affect the quality of schooling
  • Module1 1.Introduction Wotherspoon, (PPTs)
  • Nelsen
  • Terms & Concepts Fiddler, 2023 – (pp: 29-47): “Decolonializing …
  • 15 2. Social Inquiry Approaches through Indigenous Storying” in Datta (ed.)

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