SOCI 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Randall Collins, Associate Degree, Bounded Rationality
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Soci 1 article notes a matter of degrees & degree by default & beyond the one-size- A matter of degrees: more people are going to college than before, college graduates have a higher income. The pay gap: those who have a degree earn more than those who have some college experience but no degree, defensive credentialing: students attend college to keep from losing out on jobs from non-degree holders. It was the right and natural thing to do: college for all philosophy: everyone, regardless of interest/ability, can and should go to college, especially in richer communities, can"t get a job without college, especially not a good one. The college experience: being on their own, making new friends, going to college to discover themselves. Few saying that learning a reason for attending. Going through the motions: many students doing the basic obligations to get their degree, since they just want the degree and don"t want to learn.
