SOC 3452 is also offered in Fall 2024
SOC 3452 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2022 | SOC 3452 Section 001: Education and Society (65705)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 10
- Enrollment Status:
Open (46 of 55 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Everyone thinks they know what "education" is. We've all been in schools, and we think we know how they work. We all have opinions about why some people go farther in school than others and why some people learn more than others. We all think we know what role education plays in shaping who gets good jobs, who has a good life, and who has more knowledge. This course is designed to challenge and expand what we think we know about all of these things. Students (and instructor) will critically engage scientific research in sociology, education, economics, public policy, and elsewhere. The goal will be to educate everyone about the current state of knowledge about how "education" works: what shapes educational achievement; where sex and racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in educational achievements come from; what role education plays in economic development; how and why educational accomplishments result in better social and economic outcomes; and how educational institutions might be improved. prereq: Soc majors/minors must register A-F.
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?cabdi+SOC3452+Spring2022
- Class Description:
- We have all been through an ‘education system', and our lives have been shaped in multiple and complex ways by this experience. Education is still one of the most complex topics in our society and discussions around its past failures, its present challenges and its future potential remains polarizing. This course is an introduction to the sociology of education. We will examine some of classical and contemporary theoretical and policy debates on education. We will explore the role of education as it relates to various axis of social stratification (race, class, gender, sexuality etc). We will also examine how the educational system interact with other significant institutions in our society (politics, economy, family etc). While the majority of the course will focus on the US educational system, we will touch on other regions of the globe to give us a comparative perspective and an opportunity to critically engage with our own educational practices and policies.
- Grading:
- Written Assignments: 30%
Exams: 50%
Participation: 20%
- Exam Format:
- Short essay type questions
- Class Format:
- Lecture/Student-Led presentations/Videos
- Workload:
- 50-70 pages reading requirement
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65705/1223
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 October 2021
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2022 Sociology Classes