The limits and possibilities of schooling : an introduction to the sociology of education
by
 
Hurn, Christopher J., 1938-

Title
The limits and possibilities of schooling : an introduction to the sociology of education

Author
Hurn, Christopher J., 1938-

ISBN
9780205142002

Personal Author
Hurn, Christopher J., 1938-

Edition
Third edition

Physical Description
xii, 315 pages ; 24 cm

Contents
The Socialogical Approach to Schooling -- Theories of Schooling and Society: The Functional and Clinflict Paradigms -- Explanations of the Expansion of Schooling -- Schooling and Equality of Opportunity -- Explaining Unequal Achievement: School Quality and the IQ Controversy -- Do Schools Reinforce Inequality? -- What Schools Teach: Problems of Cultural Transmission -- Schools as Organizations: Problems of Order, Control, and Motivation -- Conclusion: The Limits and Possiblities of Schooling.

Subject Term
Educational sociology.
 
Educational sociology -- United States.
 
Educational sociology. (OCoLC)fst00903596

Geographic Term
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155


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