SOC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Monoculturalism, Institutional Racism, Human Capital
21 Nov 2015
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Anomie is a state of confusion caused when the bond between individuals and social elements of durkheim"s anomie institutions break down. Learning about one"s culture will improve educational achievement. Learning about one"s culture will promote quality of opportunity. Learning about other cultures will reduce prejudice and discrimination. Jeannie oakes and the hidden curriculum of tracking: Jeannie oakes, cultural reproduction theory, to the test in an influential study of tracking (or. In contrast, students in high track classes were feeling pretty good about both their schools and themselves . 2 of the schools she identified as working class: most of the fathers had semi-skilled or unskilled job. 3rd school was identified as middle class: had parents working in skilled, well-paid trades, or owning small buisnesses. 4th school was identified as affluent professional, had students whose parents were employed as corporate lawyers engineers, and advertising executives.
