Description
| Product ID: | 9780520285118 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Sociology in the Twenty-First Century |
| Title: | Education in America |
| Authors: | Author: Kimberly A. Goyette |
| Page Count: | 302 |
| Subjects: | Social discrimination and social justice, Social discrimination & inequality, Moral and social purpose of education, Moral & social purpose of education, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Provides an introduction to education in the U.S., from its origins to its contemporary manifestations. Focusing on social inequality, the author calls into question Horace Mann's famous proclamation that education is the "great equalizer" and examines how education stratifies students based on socioeconomic background, race, and gender. |
| Imprint Name: | University of California Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of California Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-05-09 |
