SOCI 205 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture II. Social MobilityIII. InequalityIV. Discussion on RankOutline of Current Lecture II. Education and StratificationCurrent LectureII. Education and Stratificationa. Questions for Functionalistsi. At what point are the rates of inequality (e.g. income, wealth) undermining the US’s ability to produce (and reproduce consensus)?ii. Absolute v. Relative poverty: which is more important for maintaining social solidarity?1. Absolute poverty: lack ability to provide for oneself2. Relative poverty: a measure of inequality; poor compared to standards of the majorityb. Downey and Gibbs (reading on schools and inequality)i. Time in school does not affect inequality so much as time outside of school does because of the difference in resources and usage of time outside of school. Without any school, inequality would increase. The upshot is that students learn at the same rate during the school year, but the gap occurs during the summertime. c. Biological Approaches i. Nature-nurture debate1. twin studies: Sir Cyril Burta. created a fake study on two twins separated and raised in two entirely different environments2. Problems with twin studiesa. Very small samplesb. Raised in similar settingsc. Upshot: IQ not explainable by genes alone3. IQ ChangesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. IQs of genetically similar groups change over timei. Disadvantaged do poorlyii. Group rankings changeiii. Individual IQ can change1. Teacher’s self-fulfilling prophecy (if teachersexpect a child to do poorly, they will)4. What does IQ measure?a. Question: what should you do if you were sent to buy a loaf of bread and the grocer didn’t have any more? The answer varies dependent on cultural biasesb. Socialization: the process through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values…i. Hard o control for effect of socialization on
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