Due to educational disparities brought on by social class and income, as well as race, gender, stratification, and socioeconomic factors and economic returns on education, the U.S. education system continues to be a vehicle for social reproduction instead of mobility. ... Not only is class a factor of social reproduction in itself, but there are also several social processes in school by which class patterns reproduce. ... They have better classroom interaction if the degree of social capital matches up with the curriculum of the schools. ... Women also have differential incentives to receive ...

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It is a set of social patterns, more specifically, it is made of rules, beliefs, and values. ... (Charon) Every social institution that is setup in turn is greatly influenced by the "elite" of the society, including teaching. ... This is a very nice way of looking at it, but given the stratification of our society, it would be extremely difficult to improve the conditions of these families and communities due to one simple fact, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. ... "The fact is that social organization creates what we believe not only through its culture, but also ...

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The sociology of education enables the teachers to explore the schools as social world and it has also certainly made contributions to the field of education. In sociology of education, the teachers will learn about the social stratification and education. It helps them to realise that even students in school are divided according to social class, gender and ethnic and how these three elements will affect their learning in school. ... According to Hargreaves (1980), the culture of teachers has three major concerns, they are the status, competence and social relationships. ... It is a well-kno...

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The nature of the institution, the process of learning, the topics taught in the curriculum are all both the cause and the effect of broader social issues. ... This reinforces the capitalist system of the dominant and the oppressed, which creates social inequality. ... Therefore, the performance of male students in comparison to female students, has a strong relationship to their social and economic attainments when they leave the social institution of education. ... A research study on gender inequality in the educational system has social and practical significance, for educational issu...

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