Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Editors’ Introduction
Part 1
Theoretical Orientations in the Sociology of Education
1 The Growth of Schooling in Global Perspective Evan Schofer
2 A Contextual Understanding of Schools’ Role in the Stratification System: Are Schools a Compensatory, Neutral, or Exacerbatory Institution? Douglas Downey
Part 2
Student Experiences in Education
3 Gender Inequality in Education: Outcomes and Experiences Catherine Riegle-Crumb
4 Hidden in Plain Sight: Rethinking Race in Education Rob Eschmann and Charles M. Payne
5 Immigrant Children and Children of Immigrants in American Schools: Shifting Demographics Edelina M. Burciaga
CASE STUDY 1
Sexualities in Education C. J. Pascoe and Tony Silva
6 Social Class and Student-Teacher Interactions Jessica Calarco
7 First-Generation College Students Lisa M. Nunn
8 Peer Sorting, Peer Influence, and Student Outcomes William Carbonaro
CASE STUDY 2
The “Asian F” and the Racialization of Achievement Jennifer Lee, Sean Drake, and Min Zhou
Part 3
Schools and Other Educational Organizations
9 Creating the Canon: The Meaning and Effects of Textbooks and Curricula Patricia Bromley and Daniel Scott Smith
10 Sorting Students for Learning: Eight Questions about Secondary-School Tracking Sean Kelly
11 Special Education and Social Inequality Jacob Hibel
12 A Sociology of School Discipline Richard Arum, E. Christine Baker-Smith, and Jessica Lipschultz
CASE STUDY 3
Within Elite Academic Walls: Inequity and Student Experience on Campus Megan Thiele and Karen Jeong Robinson
13 School Segregation by Race/Ethnicity and Economic Status Ann Owens
14 Sociological Perspectives on Leading and Teaching for School Change Sarah L. Woulfin
15 School Choice: Policy and Perspectives Linda Renzulli and Maria Paino
16 Higher Education and the Labor Market Eric Grodsky and Julie Posselt
CASE STUDY 4
Importing School Forms across Professional Fields: An Understudied Phenomenon in the Sociology of Education Amy Binder and Scott Davies
Index
