1. Why Go to College? Continued…

2. Soc Lexicon terms Soc Lexicon terms Warm up: biographies in context (the prevalence of college education over time) Warm up: biographies in context (the prevalence of college education over time) Higher education in history Higher education in history Who goes to college Who goes to college

3. New Soc Lexicon Terms social desirability effects social desirability effects Responding to questions the way you think the questioner wants you to Responding to questions the way you think the questioner wants you to population and sample population and sample A population is a group of interest; a sample is a subset of a population. When properly drawn, a sample allows one to generalize to the population A population is a group of interest; a sample is a subset of a population. When properly drawn, a sample allows one to generalize to the population Socialization Socialization A process whereby individuals gain the values, behaviors, norms, and habits of a group of which they are a part. A process whereby individuals gain the values, behaviors, norms, and habits of a group of which they are a part.

4. First Question: Why go to college? Why are you here at the UW? How did you get to college? What is your personal biography? Why are you here at the UW? How did you get to college? What is your personal biography?

5. Some possible reasons To get a better job To get a better job what is the relationship between education and occupation/wages/status? what is the relationship between education and occupation/wages/status? Is there social mobility in the US? Is there social mobility in the US? Family Expectations Family Expectations why do families expect their children to go to college? why do families expect their children to go to college? To learn something To learn something

6. How are these reasons shaped by our social environment?

7. Our biographies in context

8. History of universities Early educational institutions in India, Persia, Greece Early educational institutions in India, Persia, Greece European-style Universities (degree granting): European-style Universities (degree granting): University of Magnaura in Constantinople (Istanbul) 849 University of Magnaura in Constantinople (Istanbul) 849 Bologna 1088, Bologna 1088, Paris 11 th c. Paris 11 th c. Oxford 11 th c. Oxford 11 th c. Harvard 1636 Harvard 1636 UW 1861 UW 1861

9. Who Goes to College Now? 64 % of the 3 million High School graduates in 2003 went directly to college 64 % of the 3 million High School graduates in 2003 went directly to college 67% of women graduates 67% of women graduates 61% of male graduates 61% of male graduates 66% of non-hispanic whites 66% of non-hispanic whites 58% of blacks 58% of blacks 84 % of Asians 84 % of Asians

10. Given these facts, Why do some people go to college and some people not? Why might there be differences in the characteristics of who does, and who does not, go to college? Why might there be differences in the characteristics of who does, and who does not, go to college?

11. For example, who drops out?

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