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Lauer: Social Problems and the Quality of Life
Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e
Robert H. Lauer, U.S. International University
Jeanette C. Lauer, U.S. International University
Education

Chapter Outline


Why Education?

Educational Attainment and Payoff

  1. Levels of Attainment
  2. Attainment and Payoff

    3. GLOBAL COMPARISONS: Educational Attainment by Country

Education and the Quality of Life

  1. Inequality of Opportunity and Attainment
    1. The Meaning of Unequal Opportunities
    2. Inequality of Attainment
    3. Funding and Costs
  2. The Atmosphere: Learning or Surviving?
    1. Education as Boring
    2. The Atmosphere of Fear
    3. Ritualized Deprivation
  3. The Payoff - A Great Training Robbery?
  4. American Education: A Tide of Mediocrity

Contributing Factors

  1. Social Structural Factors
    1. Social Class, Family Background, and Educational Inequality

      2. INVOLVEMENT: What Is the Purpose of Education?

    2. The Organization of Education
    3. The Politics of School Financing

      4. VOICES: I Kept My Mouth Shut

    4. The Economics of Education
  2. Social Psychological Factors
    1. Attitudes
  3. A Concluding Note on the Inequality in Education

What Is to Be Done?

  1. Quality Enhancement Measures
  2. Reducing Racial/Ethnic Inequality
  3. Compensatory and Other Innovative Programs
    1. The Deschooling Movement

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