
INformation
Writing Guides and Handouts
Theme 1: Sociology of Education
Sociologists look at education as an institution and as a process of interaction. The focus is on the influence of education on the larger society and the influence of educational systems on individual behaviors and identities.
Readings
Sociological Perspectives on Education
Jonsdottir and MacDonald: Regulation and Innovation: Stimulating Students’ Creativity and Thinking Through Innovation Education in IngunnarskoliDownload
Chien and Wallace: The Use of Bernstein’s Framework in Mapping School Culture and the Resultant Development of the CurriculumDownload
Links
American Sociological Association Journal of the Sociology of Education
Research and Theory Behind the Sociology of Education
Section 1: Theories about the role of Education
Theme 2: Global Development and Inequality
Readings
Links
This document offers an alternative to the mostly Eurocentric models of global development.
Farrell and Newman — Weaponized Interdependence: How Global Economic Networks Shape Coercion and SurveillanceDownload
The Media
Religion
Baylor Religion Survey: For up to date data on religion in the United States