SOCG 270. Sociology of Education (4 units)
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Description
The course will begin by discussing the history and goals of education, as well as how sociologists have sought to understand this institution. We will then examine important topics including educational inequality; the dynamics of race, class, and gender in education; higher education; and social and political forces for change in educational forms. Prerequisites: graduate standing in sociology.
Prerequisite courses
SOCG 270 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have SOCG 270 as a prerequisite.