Sociology Of Education

4 Credits

Examines the social organization of education as a social institution and the role of schools in society. Focus is primarily on educational processes in the United States. Topics include: IQ, curriculum, tracking, educational inequality, primary/secondary/higher education, private vs. public, informal education and social capital, effects on and of race/class/gender, schools as agents of socialization, educational policy and school reform. Prerequisites: ANTH 011 or ANTH 012 or SOC 001 Attribute/Distribution: CC, SS, SW, W