Sociology 1201 Sociology 1201: Week Six Exam results: Median: 83 Exams: what you can do if your exam results were disappointing 1.Come to my office during office hours (MWF, 11-12, to go over the questions you missed and ask me about them if you don’t see why you were wrong 2. Extra credit 3. Read and mark text; attend class; review.

Preliminary Course Evaluation How is this course working for you after 12 weeks? Are there changes you’d like to suggest? Sociology 1201

Annette Lareau: Unequal Childhoods Research basis: Intensive observation of 12 families, half black and half white, each racial category also divided by social class. All had a child in third grade (I will talk about ppendix A pm research methodology om detail) Lareau and her research assistants: about 20 hours per family… “Treat us like the family dog.”

Sociology 1201 Preview of the book’s argument in chapter one Different styles of childrearing by social class that convey important advantages as children grow up and compete for place in a highly stratified society (building on work of Pierre Bourdieu—see appendix B) –“Concerted Cultivation” pp 1-2 –“Natural growth” p. 3 –Which is the better way? How were you raised?

An important detour into social class: income fifths $20,000 and belowbottom fifth $40,000second fifth $60,000third fifth $80,000fourth fifth $110,000 Education: about 30% of your generation achieving 4-year college degrees Sociology 1201

Video: “Main Street” Jefferson, Wisconsin, in 2004, during a period of rapid economic growth nationally What are the forces shaping the job structure of the United States? Sociology 1201