ASAM 590 - Sociology of Education

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Kao. This graduate seminar will introduce students to key theoretical and empirical work in the sociology of education. We will focus specifically on the question of stratification and how systems of schooling maintain or alleviate inequality. We will also examine classical approaches to schooling, schools as organizations, schools and their effects on social mobility, (class, race, and gender) stratification in achievement and attainment, tracking/ability grouping, theories and empirical work on social and cultural capital, school choice, and cross-national expansion of education.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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