SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Tim Stanley, Turkish Cypriots

• School: McGill University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 210
• Professor: Matthew Lange

Document Summary

The sociology of education: the importance of perspective. View education of a means of domination and control (source of conflict) Functionalist and popular views: see education as immensely important and egalitarian o. Conflict sociologists: question the value of education o. Basic idea: while recognizing some positive effects, they believe education can be. Important basis of meritocracy in canada and elsewhere a means of negative outcomes as well. Marx: the conflict perspective has many influences, but early one was marx. Materialism: marx"s materialism suggests that education is dominated by economic elites. Who controls the economic system controls the educational system o o o. The elites are going to help maintain inequalities and for their advantage. Legitimizing inequality: schools emphasize the importance of education-based meritocracy. Makes economic inequalities seem legit, based on merit. People who do better in school, able to do better outside in the real world.