1st Edition
Perspectives on the Sociology of Education An Introduction
By Philip Robinson
Copyright 1981
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1981, this book provides a basic introduction to the sociology of education. It brings together many of the principal arguments in order to help the student reach an understanding of the multitude of conflicting opinions, theoretical positions and biases within the field.
The work considers the structures within which the child, the family and the classroom are located,... Read more
1. Changing sociologies 2. Changing sociologies of education 3. Socialization 1. The Child and the Family 4. Socialization 2. Language, intelligence and ability 5. Into the classroom 6. Teachers and teaching 7. Social organization of knowledge 8. Schools as organizations 9. Education and the structure of opportunity 10. Education and the Third World 11. Reproduction and relative autonomy; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index
Biography
Philip Robinson
