1. What Is Sociology Of Education?

2. KEY ISSUES “N” Of One What Is An “N”? Central Tendency Is The Key Sociology vs. Journalism Audience Focus Approach Other Sociology Basics Unit Of Analysis What We Think Creates Behavior Differences

3. Only nineteen percent (19%) of you went to private school. That number is usually in the 30’s Eighty-six percent (86%) of you said that good grades were “very important” to you in high school. That number is usually in the 70’s. Seventy-six percent (76%) of your mothers have bachelor’s degrees. That’s up from 69% Seventy percent (70%) of your fathers have bachelor’s degrees. That’s down from 82% “N” Of Twenty Ok? Vanderbilt has 6796 undergrads Sample Size (N) for this data is 20

4. A Bell Curve

5. KEY ISSUES “N” Of One What Is An “N”? Central Tendency Is The Key Sociology vs. Journalism Audience: Primarily Other Social Scientists Focus: Methods Of Investigation, Theories of Explanation, and Claims of Originality Approach: The Scientific Method (coming up with hypotheses, testing those hypotheses, ensuring they are verifiable) Other Sociology Basics Unit Of Analysis What We Think Creates Behavior Differences

6. KEY ISSUES “N” Of One What Is An “N”? Central Tendency Is The Key Sociology vs. JournalismSociology vs. Journalism AudienceAudience FocusFocus ApproachApproach Other Sociology BasicsOther Sociology Basics Unit Of Analysis: Individuals And SocietiesUnit Of Analysis: Individuals And Societies What We Think Creates Behavior Differences: Primarily Social Dynamics and Social ContextWhat We Think Creates Behavior Differences: Primarily Social Dynamics and Social Context

7. Education V. Schooling Education: learning about the important knowledge and ways of a group Schooling: the social institution through which society provides its members with “the important knowledge and ways of the group” It is more organized than education It is more limited than education, but has great influence It is more limited than education, but has great influence Highly valued.. takes up huge amounts of time Highly valued.. takes up huge amounts of time Highly valued... we spend lots of money on it Highly valued... we spend lots of money on it Highly valued... it employs lots of people Highly valued... it employs lots of people