SOCI 3350 - Sociology of Education

Institution:

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

Employing a sociological lens to examine formal education in the United States and other countries, students will explore various schools of thought and controversies surrounding education in modern societies. They will examine important issues related to formal education, such as the expansion of schooling, equality of educational opportunity, unequal achievement of groups of students, the reproduction of inequality in education, schools’ roles in the transmission of culture, and the social organization of schools.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tamucc.edu

Phone Number:

(361) 825-5700

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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