Directions:
Discussion Overview:
As stratification has been described in the readings and learning materials, there are different areas that are portrayed, including social class, occupation, education, and gender. As we consider education as part of stratification, we can look at the many ways we are impacted by education.
- Instructions for an initial post: In the initial post, describe education and provide specific examples when addressing the following questions:
- What are the benefits of education?
- What are the factors that limit education?
- How is education applied to stratification?
As you write your initial post, be sure to include information that you have learned in class from the readings, text, etc.
Readings
(Activity Time: 10 Hours)
- Introduction to Sociology
- Chapter 3, section 3.5
- Chapter 4, section 4.5
- MacLeod, J. (2009).Chapters 1, 3, and 7 in Ain’t no makin’ it: Aspirations and attainment in a low-income neighborhood. 3rd ed.). Routledge.
- Filandri, M., Pasqua, S., & Struffolino, E. (2020). Being working poor or feeling working poor? The role of work intensity and job stability for subjective poverty. Social Indicators Research, 148(1), 781-803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-019-02174-0
- Meara, K., Pastore, F., & Webster, A. (2020). The Gender Pay Gap in the USA : A matching study/ Journal of Population Economics, 33(1), 271-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-019-00743-8