SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Youth Detention Center

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: Bellin

Document Summary

College of the sequoias: notes achievement gap. Generally refers to the racial gap between whites and minorities in post secondary schools (middle/high) Alas! it grows! the gap narrowed between 1975 to 1988, but began widening in 1990 causes of the achieve ment in school causes. Socio=economic causes lack of parental involvement school discipline. African american males are 3x more likely than whites to receive internal school suspension for the same offenses. Out of school suspension have risen meteorically within the last 15 years typically does not reform the student. Student is only more likely to drop out. Creates a pipeline known as school to juvie. Student goes from school to juvenile detention school discipline is a microcosm. Focus on discipline inequality in higher education. Class and racial inequality in access and graduation rates. Preferential treatment for legacies ex :george bush. High students debt loads and low graduation rates teacher qualification. How do we determine if a teacher is qualified.