Sociology of Education

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Sociology of Education by Mind Map: Sociology of Education

1. Effects of schooling on individuals, and impacts

1.1. Employment

1.1.1. Schooling will increase the chances of getting a higher paying job. in 1986 54 percent of graduates got a professional or technical job, The economic and social worth of a graduate is greater than someone who did not attend school,

1.2. Teacher Behavior

1.2.1. Studies found that when teachers demand more from their students, and praise them more, students learn more and feel better about themselves.

2. Effects of Schooling Continued

2.1. Education and Equality

2.1.1. Brings students together from different cultural and racial backgrounds. Social clases are also considered when mentioning equality in the classroom

2.2. De Facto Segrigation

2.2.1. Racially mixed schools benefit minorities and do not surpres white achievement

2.3. Inside the Schools

2.3.1. Larger schools can offer students more in the ways of facilities. Also makes way for more extra curricular projects and other academic activities

3. The theoretical prospective concerning relatonship between school and society.

3.1. Functionalism

3.1.1. View society as a machine. Work together to make sure everything runs properly

3.2. Conflic Theory

3.2.1. Believe that the ability of dominant groups to impose their will on lower groups through force, team work, and manipulation. The Backbone of society is political and military.

3.3. Interactionalism

3.3.1. Functional and conflict theories are very abstract, and focus on structure and process at a very general level of analysis.