1. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach 7/e
James M. Henslin
Chapter Seventeen: Education
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2. The Development of Modern Education
Education in Earlier Societies
Education Consisted of Informal Learning
Education was Equivalent to Acculturation
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3. The Development of Modern Education
Centers of Formal Education did Develop
Arabs, Chinese, Greeks, and Egyptians
Modern Education was a Response to Industrialization
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4. The Development of Modern Education
Industrialization and Universal Education
In U.S. Jefferson and Webster Proposed Universal Schooling
Uniform National Culture Through Education
Rich Educated, Poor Not
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5. The Development of Modern Education
Industrialization and Universal Education
Horace Mann Proposed “Common Schools” Supported by Taxes
By 1918, All States had Mandatory Education
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6. The Development of Modern Education
Education in Japan
Emphasis on Solidarity Within Group
Discourages Competition among Individuals
Education in Russia
Education, including College, was Free
Post-Soviet Russia is Reinventing Education
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7. The Development of Modern Education
Education in Egypt
Mandatory Attendance Laws that Exist are Not Enforced
Most People Work so Find Little Need for Education
Most Cannot Afford Education
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8. Functionalist Perspective: Providing Social Benefits
Teaching Knowledge and Skills
Cultural Transmission of Values
Social Integration
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9. Functionalist Perspective: Providing Social Benefits
Gatekeeping
Replacing Family Functions
Other Functions
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10. Conflict Perspective: Reproducing Social and Class Structure
The Hidden Curriculum
Tilting the Tests: Discrimination by IQ
Stacking the Deck: Unequal Funding
Correspondence Principle
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11. Symbolic Interactionist Perspective: Fulfilling Teacher Expectations
The Rist Research
The Rosenthal-Jacobson Experiment
How Do Teacher Expectations Work?
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12. Problems in U.S. Education
Mediocrity and Violence
Cheating on SATs
Grade Inflation, Social Promotion, Functional Illiteracy
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13. Problems in U.S. Education
Influence of Peer Group
Violence in Schools
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14. Solutions: Safety, Standards, and Other Reforms
Secure Learning Environment
Higher Standards
From Vouchers to Charter Schools
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