The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis

by Jeanne H. Ballantine

The Sociology of A Systematic Analysis is a comprehensive and cross-cultural look at the sociology of education. This textbook gives a sociological analysis of education by incorporating a diverse set of theoretical approaches. The authors include practical applications and current educational issues to discuss the structure and processes that make education systems work as well as the role sociologists play in both understanding and bring about change.



In addition to up-to-date examples and research, the eighth edition presents three chapters on inequality in educational access and experiences, where class, race and ethnicity, and gender are presented as separate (though intersecting) vectors of educational inequality. Each chapter combines qualitative and quantitative approaches and relevant theory; classics and emerging research; and micro- and macro-level perspectives.　　

Genres: School

600 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 1983

Reviews

[Madeline]

woohoo! i an indeed a sociology minor

[Lea Peck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for grad school.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sociology of education by Jeanne Ballentine is a very good introduction to the subject, easy to read and diverse enough, I would say. It presents the different fields involved into the study, with the open systems model, having chapters on the organisational structure, on the influences from society, the life of students and teachers, the impact of race, gender or class, the challenges and the drivers of change.