Handbook of the sociology of education in the 21st century. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barbara Schneider, editor.
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; References; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Part I. Families, Schools, and Educational Opportunity; Part II. The Changing Demographics of Social Inequality; Part III. The Social Organization of Schooling and Opportunities for Learning; Part IV. Educational Opportunities and the Transition into Adulthood; Part V. Sociological Perspectives on Accountability and Evaluation; Concluding Caveats; References; Part I: Families, Schools, and Educational Opportunity; 1: Family, Schooling, and Cultural Capital; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Human, Social, and Cultural Capital 1.2.1 Human Capital1.2.2 Social Capital; 1.2.3 Cultural Capital; 1.3 Critiques of Cultural Capital; 1.3.1 Critique by Kingston; 1.3.2 Critique by Lareau and Weininger; 1.3.3 Critique by Goldthorpe; 1.4 An Approach That Works; 1.4.1 Items Graded on Elementary School Report Cards in Three Districts; 1.4.2 Putting It All Together; 1.5 Empirical Findings; 1.5.1 Social Class Differences in Parenting and Their Consequences; 1.5.1.1 Measuring Parenting: The HOME Score; 1.5.1.2 Social Class Differences in HOME Parenting Measures 1.5.1.3 HOME Parenting Affects Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes1.5.1.4 Concerted Cultivation; 1.5.1.5 Determinants and Consequences of Concerted Cultivation; 1.5.2 Social Class Differences in Cognitive Skills and Academic Work Habits; 1.5.2.1 Academic Work Habits; 1.5.3 Skills and Habits Determine Course Grades; 1.5.4 Child Care; 1.5.5 Peer Effects; 1.5.6 Biological Make-Up and Health; 1.6 Academic Work Habits as Personality Traits; 1.7 Policy Implications; 1.8 Summary and Discussion; References 2: Power, Relationships, and Trust in Sociological Research on Homes, Schools, and Communities2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Definitional Considerations; 2.3 Historical Antecedents; 2.4 Theoretical Frameworks; 2.4.1 Social Capital; 2.4.2 The Importance of Power: A Critical Approach to Family-School Relations; 2.5 New Developments in School, Home, and Community Connection Research: Escalating Demands on Parents and Community Organizing; 2.6 Directions for Future Research: Relationships and Context; References; 3: Schools and Inequality: Implications from Seasonal Comparison Research 3.1 Introduction3.2 Schools and Inequality: The Traditional Narrative; 3.3 Schools and Inequality: An Alternative Perspective; 3.3.1 The Seasonal Comparison Method; 3.3.2 Early Seasonal Comparison Studies; 3.4 A Review of Recent Seasonal Comparison Studies; 3.4.1 Socioeconomic Gaps in Cognitive Skills; 3.4.2 Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Cognitive Skills; 3.4.3 Gender Gaps in Cognitive Skills; 3.4.4 Overall Variation in Cognitive Skills; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Part II: The Changing Demographics of Social Inequality
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.43; Social sciences; Educational sociology -- 21st century -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Education -- Social aspects; Education, Higher; Social sciences_xMethodology; Developmental psychology; EDUCATION / Essays; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION / Reference; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture; Education -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education -- Higher; Social Science -- Methodology; Psychology -- Developmental -- Child; Education; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Social research & statistics; Child & developmental psychology; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Sociology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319766942; 3319766945
• Related ISBNs: 3319766929; 9783319766928
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 16, 2018).
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