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SOC 230

Education and Society (EDUC 120C, EDUC 220C, SOC 130)

UNITS:4-5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

The effects of schools and schooling on individuals, the stratification system, and society. Education as socializing individuals and as legitimizing social institutions. The social and individual factors affecting the expansion of schooling, individual educational attainment, and the organizational structure of schooling.

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Sections

1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 7857
0 / 24 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:ANKO 008
INSTRUCTOR:
Ramirez, Francisco, Yang, Marcia
units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 7856
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:ANKO 008
INSTRUCTOR:
Ramirez, Francisco
units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 7904
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:ANKO 107
INSTRUCTOR:
Yang, Marcia
units

SOC 230: Education and Society (EDUC 120C, EDUC 220C, SOC 130)

4-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

The effects of schools and schooling on individuals, the stratification system, and society. Education as socializing individuals and as legitimizing social institutions. The social and individual factors affecting the expansion of schooling, individual educational attainment, and the organizational structure of schooling.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Discussion — Thursday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — ANKO 008 — Ramirez, Francisco (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Thursday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — ANKO 107 — Yang, Marcia (Graduate)
  • Lecture — Tuesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — ANKO 008 — Ramirez, Francisco, Yang, Marcia (Graduate)

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