SOC 230 - Education and Society

5 CR

Is free and equal access to education a myth? What role do education and schools play in society? How does schooling shape individuals’ identities? Examine how educational systems influence and are influenced by people and societies. Themes may include race, class, and gender inequalities, access and challenges to college success, for-profit education, standardized testing, and current political controversies surrounding schools.

Course Outcomes

Explain the educational system from a sociological perspective.
Identify the ways in which schools are used to enforce enculturation, assimilation, and conformity to dominant ways of thinking.
Describe how schools both challenge and perpetuate inequalities between people.
Explain how and why alternative educational models differ from the dominant cultural system.

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

GenEd Outcomes: Connections

Cultural Diversity

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