Education and Society - by Thurston Domina & Benjamin G Gibbs & Lisa Nunn & Andrew Penner (Paperback)

About the Book

Addressing students' experience of education before expanding to larger sociological conversations, this volume helps readers understand the many roles that education plays in contemporary societies and engage with the topics covered, including peer groups, gender and identity, social class, and more.

Book Synopsis

Drawing on current scholarship, Education and Society takes students on a journey through the many roles that education plays in contemporary societies. Addressing students' own experience of education before expanding to larger sociological conversations, Education and Society helps readers understand and engage with such topics as peer groups, gender and identity, social class, the racialization of achievement, the treatment of immigrant children, special education, school choice, accountability, discipline, global perspectives, and schooling as a social institution. The book prompts students to evaluate how schools organize our society and how society organizes our schools. Moving from students to schooling to social forces, Education and Society provides a lively and engaging introduction to theory and research and will serve as a cornerstone for courses such as sociology of education, foundations of education, critical issues in education, and school and society.

From the Back Cover

"A wonderful resource for getting an overview of the state of the field of the sociology of education. Experts in subareas in the field synthesize the state of the research, summarizing what we know and what future researchers could learn."--Kimberly Goyette, author of Education in America

"This well-written text offers deep insights into the structure and impact of modern schooling across the educational pipeline."--Daniel Davis, author of Contingent Academic Labor: Evaluating Conditions to Improve Student Outcomes

About the Author

Thurston Domina is Associate Professor of Educational Policy and Sociology in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He works in partnership with educational practitioners to better understand the relationship between education and social inequality in the contemporary United States.

Benjamin G. Gibbs is Associate Professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University. He researches the origins of inequality in the life course and is currently focusing on the relationship between screen time and adolescent development.

Lisa Nunn is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She is the author of 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty and Defining Student Success as well as past president of the Sociology of Education Association.

Andrew Penner is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Penner's research uses administrative data to understand questions related to inequality, social categorization, and educational policy.