6.8 Applying the Sociological Literacy Framework to Stratification and Education
Sociological Eye
Definition
Focusing on how group membership shapes human behavior and attitudes.
Selected Examples
- School closures in Chicago
- The American dream
Social Structure
Definition
The relationships and patterned interaction connecting different individuals, groups, and organizations that endure and shape behavior and attitudes.
Selected Examples
- Colonialism
- White Supremacy
- Patriarchy
- Capitalism
Socialization
Definition
The process by which people learn about their culture.
Selected Examples
- Student evaluations of teaching
- First-generation college students
Stratification
Definition
The systematic and unequal distribution of power, status, and resources.
Selected Examples
- Student evaluations of teaching
- How women face discrimination for their educational achievements
- How cultural capital offers advantages in college
- Racism
- Sexism
- Parents saving for college
- For-profit colleges
Social Change and Social Reproduction
Definition
The process by which people transform and maintain social arrangements and social structure.
Selected Examples
- The Morrill Act establishing land-grant universities
- 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
- Refraction framework