Education and Society

Undergraduate

This course employs sociological perspectives on education as central to social reproduction (in the transmission of knowledge, skills and values), as well as its place within broader social struggles and the creation and maintenance of social inequalities. Central theories are reviewed in light of empirical studies. Topics may include: schools as agents of socialization, stratification in education, social mobility, schooling and the labour market, cross-cultural educational practices, alternative forms of schooling, peer group influence, higher education, teacher-student relations, apprenticeships, arts- training, and the challenges associated with school violence. (Prerequisites: third semester standing.)