1st Edition

The Sociology of Educational Inequality (RLE Edu L)

By William Tyler Copyright 1977
4 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

156 Pages
by Routledge

What is the most significant factor for explaining why some individuals are more successful than others – genetic inheritance, privileged background or luck? Although conventional approaches stress the prime importance of one of these, Tyler argues that such theories fail to deal adequately with the complexity of educational inequality and suggests that Boudon’s model of opportunity and mobility... Read more

Editor’s Introduction. 1. The Causal Structure of Educational Inequality. 2. Education and Jobs – the ‘tightening bond’ examined. 3. The School Environment: Does it Matter? 4. Genetics and Inequality: The IQ Debate. 5. Social Background and Attainment. 6. Fairness and Merit: A Reappraisal of Educational Policy. References and Indices.

Biography

William Tyler