Looking Theoretically at Education and Opportunity. Bourdieu and other perspectives from sociology.
Readings:
Bourdieu:
Turner, R. (1960). Sponsored and contest mobility and the school system. American Sociological Review, 18, 855-867,
Collins, R. (1971). Functional and conflict theories of social stratification. American Sociological Review, 36, 1002-1019.
In class:
Crafting Digital Narratives: Viewing Sample Stories
Beginning to Workshop our Scripts.
Class Slides:
Education and the American Dream 