The Structure of Schooling
Readings in the Sociology of Education
2nd Edition
Published on 11. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-1-4129-8039-5 (ISBN)
Description
This title is a comprehensive, accessible reader that examines critical topics on schools and education. This Second Edition of "The Structure of Schooling: Readings in the Sociology of Education" draws from classic and contemporary scholarship to examine current issues and diverse theoretical approaches to studying the effects of schooling on individuals and society. This engaging reader exposes students to examples of sociological research on schools with a focus on the school as community. It covers a wide range of issues, including the development and application of social and cultural capital; the effects of racial segregation and resource inequality on student outcomes; the effects of tracking; the role of gender, class, and race in structuring educational opportunity; the effects of schooling on life course outcomes; the significance of a school's institutional environment; and, the sociology of school reform movements.
Reviews / Votes
"The book covers both expected and unexpected topis within the field of education. Whilst addressing well-trodden areas such as "stratification" and "racial inequality," the book also veers off the "beaten track," including, for instance, papers on the "Trust in school" (Chapter 13), "The social roots of school shootings" (Chapter 38), and "Sex dating and relationships on campus" (Chapter 39)." -- Amanda Simon Educational Research and EvaluationMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-8039-5 (9781412980395)
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Richard Arum | Irenee R. Beattie | Karly S. Ford
The Structure of Schooling
Readings in the Sociology of Education
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Persons
Richard Arum has recently served as Professor of Sociology and Education at New York University; Program Director of Education Research at the Social Science Research Council; and Senior Fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His past work with various co-authors includes Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates (University of Chicago Press, 2014); Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press, 2011); Judging School Discipline: The Crisis of Moral Authority (Harvard University Press, 2003); Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative Study (Stanford University Press, 2007); and Improving Learning Environments: School Discipline and Student Achievement in Comparative Perspective (Stanford University Press, 2012). Irenee Beattie is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of California, Merced. Her research examines racial/ethnic, gender, and class inequalities in adolescent transitions to adulthood as well as how families, high schools, and colleges can foster beneficial social capital among underrepresented college student populations. Her research has been funded by the American Educational Research Association and the Hellman Faculty Fellows Fund. She has published in various outlets such as Sociology of Education, Youth & Society, and Harvard University Press. Karly Ford is an Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on the relationship between education and social stratification. She received a Masters of Education in International Education Policy from Harvard University in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from New York University in 2014. Ford's research interests are Higher Education, Sociology of Education, International Comparative Education, Institutional Variation, and Educational Assessment.
Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction I. Theoretical and Historical Perspectives A. Status Attainment and Social Mobility 1. The "Rationalization" of Education and Training - Max Weber 2. Social and Cultural Mobility - Pitirim Sorokin 3. Sponsored and Contest Mobility and the School System - Ralph H. Turner 4. Status Attainment Processes - Archibald O. Haller and Alejandro Portes B. Human Capital, Cultural Capital and Social Capital 5. Human Capital - Gary S. Becker 6. Cultural Capital: Allusions, Gaps, and Glissandos in Recent Theoretical Developments - Michele Lamont and Annette Lareau 7. Schools, Families and Communities - James Coleman and Thomas Hoffer C. Changing Theories of Education Systems 8. The First Element of Morality: The Spirit of Discipline - Emile Durkheim 9. The School and the Community - Willard Waller 10. Functional and Conflict Theories of Educational Stratification - Randall Collins 11. Beyond the Educational Frontier: The Great American Dream Freeze - Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis Part I Discussion Questions II. Stratification Within and Between Schools A. School Cultures 12. The Chosen Ones - Peter Cookson and Caroline Hodges Persell 13. Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for School Reform - Anthony S. Bryk and Barbara Schneider B. Racial Segregation and Resource Inequality 14. Equality of Educational Opportunity: The Coleman Report - James Coleman, Ernest Campbell, Carol Hobson, James McPartland, Alexander Mood, Frederic Weinfeld, and Robert York 15. The Effects of High Schools on Their Students - Christopher S. Jencks and Marsha D. Brown 16. Brown at 50: King's Dream or Plessy's Nightmare? - Gary Orfield and Chungmei Lee 17. The Nature of Schooling - Doris R. Entwisle, Karl L. Alexander, and Linda Olson C. Tracking 18. Tracking: From Theory to Practice - Maureen Hallinan 19. Is Ability Grouping Equitable? - Adam Gamoran 20. The Distribution of Knowledge - Jeannie Oakes Part II Discussion Questions III. Class, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality A. Class 21. Persisting Barriers: Changes in Educational Opportunitites in Thirteen Countries - Hans-Peter Blossfeld and Yossi Shavit 22. Elements of a Culture - Paul Willis 23. Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black Families and White Families - Annette Lareau 24. Exceptions to the Rule: Upwardly Mobile White and Mexican American High School Girls - Julie Bettie B. Race & Ethnicity 25. Black Students' School Success: Coping With the "Burden of 'Acting White'" - Signithia Fordham and John U. Ogbu 26. It's Not "a Black Thing": Understanding the Burden of Acting White and Other Dilemmas of High Achievement - Karolyn Tyson, William Darity, Jr., and Domini R. Castellino 27. Straddling Boundaries: Identity, Culture, and School - Prudence L. Carter 28. America's Next Achievement Test: Closing the Black-White Test Score Gap - Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips 29. Race in the Schoolyard: Negotiating the Color Line in Classrooms and Communities - Amanda Lewis 30. Shades of White: White Kids and Racial Identity in High Schools - Pamela Perry 31. The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and Its Variants - Alejandro Portes and Min Zhou C. Gender & Sexuality 32. Boys and Girls Together... But Mostly Apart - Barrie Thorne 33. Teaching and "Women's Work": A Comparative and Historical Analysis - Michael Apple 34. Rewriting Race and Gender High School Lessons: Second-Generation Dominicans in New York City - Nancy Lopez 35. "Dude, You're a Fag": Adolescent Masculinity and the Fag Discourse - C.J. Pascoe Part III Discussion Questions IV. Student Behavior and Adolescent Subcultures 36. The Adolescent Culture - James Coleman 37. Resistance as a Social Drama: A Study of Change-Oriented Encounters - Daniel A. McFarland 38. Testing the Theory: Rampage - The Social Roots of School Shootings - Katherine Newman 39. Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus - Kathleen Bogle 40. College Life Through the Eyes of Students - Mary Grigsby Part IV Discussion Questions V. The Organizational Environment A. The Cultural and Institutional Environment 41. Do Employers Really Need More Educated Youth? - James E. Rosenbaum and Amy Binder 42. The Effects of Education as an Institution - John W. Meyer 43. Community Colleges and the American Social Order - Stephen Brint and Jerome Karabel 44. An Institutional Perspective on Schools - John Chubb and Terry Moe 45. Judging School Discipline: A Crisis of Moral Authority - Richard Arum 46. Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites - Mitchell Stevens B. Education Policy and School Reform 47. English-Only Triumphs, But the Costs Are High - Alejandro Portes 48. Charter Schools and the Public Good - Linda A. Renzulli and Vincent J. Roscigno 49. Contentious Curricula: Afrocentrism and Creationism in American Public Schools - Amy Binder 50. Education Research That Matters: Influence, Scientific Rigor, and Policy Making - Pamela Barnhouse Walters and Annette Lareau Part V Discussion Questions