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OverviewExamines emerging theoretical and methodological approaches to the field of sociology of education. These perspectives draw on notions of social justice, diversity, multiculturalism, and detracking. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carlos Alberto Torres , Theodore R. MitchellPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.463kg ISBN: 9780791437568ISBN 10: 0791437566 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 11 September 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9780791437551 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsStressing power, domination, and class, as well as the issues of race and gender, this review and assessment of 'emerging perspectives' in the sociology of education challenges crucial assumptions of postmodern thinking (read contemporary social theory) thoughtfully, systematically, and in an engaging manner. The book is compelling as a whole and in its parts. - Sheryl L. Lutjens, Northern Arizona University The topics covered in this book include some of the more difficult and important issues in the field of sociology of education today, bringing new insights and a fresh perspective. In the theoretically focused chapters, there is a concerted attempt to push the discourse into new territories that combine and integrate such traditionally separated categories as race, class, and gender. The empirical pieces are similarly, if not more, provocative, shedding new light on such recurrent, problematic areas as the increasing power of conservative, right-wing forces in curriculum development, the elimination or modification of high school tracking policies, and the experiences of students of color in both secondary and higher education. The comparative approach taken by several chapters is not typically seen in United States-based studies and adds a thoughtful, important dimension. True to the original promise outlined in the introduction, the book draws from voices that represent a range of race and gender experiences. - Pia Lindquist Wong, California State University, Sacramento Author InformationCarlos Alberto Torres is Director of the Latin American Center at the University of California, Los Angeles and coauthor, with Raymond Allen Morrow, of Social Theory and Education: A Critique of Theories of Social and Cultural Reproduction, also published by SUNY Press. Theodore R. Mitchell is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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