Essays on Social Inequalities

The education system has socialized students in many ways. School systems have rules and regulations that the students have to follow. Students have to adhere to the rules and regulations so that they get to be part of the school system. The order view applies to the way students are forced into the system. They are groomed to live together such that their habits and characters conform to the agreed norms. In addition to the knowledge, education systems teach people how they can live together in the society as brothers and sisters. Through the programs, education enforces social inequalities ...

Introduction

Towards the end of the twentieth century and in the first decade of the twenty first century, the world has undergone a drastic change. This has been, in a large measure due to the tremendous advances in transportation technology and internet communication technology. Goods and services from any corner of the world are accessible to anyone in any other part of the world. The rich and the middle class all over the world have access to latest in fashion, food and electronics. However, in every country, a considerable fraction of the population live in abject poverty and the modern ...

Education has done little to improve social mobility. To what extent does this statement provide an accurate reflection of the role of education in contemporary Britain?

Introduction

The impact of education on equal opportunities and social mobility has been an important concern thoroughly explored in the field of sociology. An early British sociologist of education, Olive Banks, systematically tackled the issue of how an educational institution that establish hierarchy in schools in accordance to a hierarchical labour market could bring about 'parity of prestige' or, in simple term, equal opportunity (Irvin, 2008). There are conclusive sociological findings which reveal how ...