ED1031 Introduction to Education Studiesp Discuss the reasons why you think that Education Studies is a relevant field of study for anyone wishing to become a teacher. For many centuries‚ teaching has evolved to become a science rather than a practice. It is safe to argue that both teachers and students have changed their approach towards education in order to optimize their potential and efficiency (Mellado 1998). These adaptations can be partly attributed to the demands from the economically
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Economic inequality encompasses two very concerning issues that negatively affect the citizens of the United States as well as those in other countries. The first is income inequality; "This describes the gap in how much individuals earn from the work they do and the investments they make." Secondly‚ there is wealth inequality which "measures the difference in how much money and other assets individuals have accumulated." (Matthews‚ 2014). There are a variety of opinions on how to address these
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Social inequality describes a condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth‚ prestige‚ or power. Some degree of social inequality is found in every society. When a system of social inequality is based on a hierarchy of groups‚ sociologists refer to it as stratification: a structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society. Ascribed status is a social position assigned to a person without regard for that person’s
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Social Inequality and Minorities in the United States SOC/120 Social Inequality and Minorities in the United States During the duration of this course I have learned about social problems within the society in which we live and around the world. It is still troubling to learn that poverty‚ social inequality‚ race and cultural discrimination‚ gender stratification‚ environmental damage‚ population growth‚ and urbanization are among the social problems and controversial issues
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Definitions In relation to the topic‚ MacLeod explains social reproduction as the theory that “explains how societal institutions perpetuate or reproduce the social relationships and attitudes needed to sustain the existing relations of production in a capitalist society.” (MacLeod 9) In this definition‚ the societal institutions are places like‚ government offices‚ and schools. These institutions according to him help continue to maintain the status quo by preserving the existing barriers between
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health Health Inequalities 1.1 Our much dated concept and measurement of health has generally focused on ill health form a physiological point of view. By the mid twentieth century‚ the health pictures had changed‚ people as a whole were no longer looked upon as disease ridden and ideas of positive health emerged. The WHO formulated its definition of health following the World War 2 during a period when the social health of societies was in question. The WHO exemplified the holistic model. According
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Neighborhoods matter to inequality on how it can shape children’s lives as adults‚ financial outcomes. Families who have “impoverished” neighborhood backgrounds are more likely to continue living in poverty for generations to come. Rising in poverished residential environments for generations‚ is more harmful than living in a poor neighborhood in a single generation. In the predicament carters are in‚ Sharkey may add that family members who are successful for generations may end up similar neighborhood
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age‚ ethnicity‚ social class and disability are some of the main types of differentiation. Societies also have stratas or layers of individuals with different social importance‚ wealth and status; this is known as stratification. The result of stratification and differentiation is that people have different life chances in the course of their lives; whether a person will have good or bad life chances depends on where a person is in the social hierarchy. In addition‚ inequalities are also as a result
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recognise that social classes do in fact exist within our society and that these classes perpetuate inequality. To claim that all Australians are committed to a ‘fair go’ would be ignorant‚ and I will explore in this discussion the barriers that prohibit Australians from being equal. I will begin by providing an understanding of class constructs and stratification‚ I will then go on to highlight the inequalities inherent in different spheres of Australian society and how these inequalities are products
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education looks at the way different social institutions affect the process of education and how this impacts on students. Education is widely perceived to be a positive social institution where individuals can acquire knowledge and learn new skills. However‚ some would argue that this is not the case and that education produces an unequal society and is a negative institution where individuals are socialised to accept such inequality. This essay will explore the inequalities in education to establish how
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