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Maine, Maryland, Washington state voted to legalize gay marriage Minnesota denied constitutional ban Colorado voted to legalize marijuana Nov 8, 2012 Testing Tracking Funding Educational climate in schools varies with culture, teachers, administration, higher politics Public vs. Private schools Vouchers and school choice Gender Inequality Reinforced achievement levels and self-fulfilling Affect preparation for the next level Levels correlate directly with factors such as class background and ethnic group, language skills, appearance, and other SES variables Friendship circles reinforce social networks US Public School Funding Sources Affects types of programs, learning atmosphere, teaching quality Federal Funds 8% Property Tax 43% State Funds 49% https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xdfVAP vv9A&feature=related Johnathon Kozol– inequalities in schools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R09EfxHuIXA&feature= relmfu TED Talk on how we socialize children to think in schools https://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ken_robinson_says_scho ols_kill_creativity.html Professor Ruth Lopez Turley on “Does God Care about Educational Inequality?” Her story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TXeUldd8Ak Professor Sean Reardon on income inequality and educational outcomes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z-6BZJ39qE Sociologists don’t care if its “true” or not. Still important to society-- social functions, outcomes, and workings Tells us what is appropriate behavior Mechanism of social control Works together with social needs Helps explain meaning of life and other difficult subjects: death, suffering, injustice, and other events beyond our control Most people come to believe because they want to belong Religious symbols and myths reinforce social values & norms and affect who we interact with and how We learn religion. And many people from different religions believe their’s is true. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ex_moonie _diane_benscoter_how_cults_think.html Social cohesion Sense of belonging, unity, common purpose Sacralizes social values and norms Makes them unquestionable Social change What does Marx mean by this? Keeps people in line Provides escape from suffering and promise of better afterlife Religion is class-based Stress obedience vs tolerance and justice Reinforces and may legitimize inequality by race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation Is this an inherit contradiction? Why might this happen? Through socialization…and many people from different religions believe their’s is true. Cults http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ex_moonie_dia ne_benscoter_how_cults_think.html What makes cults so dangerous? What aspects of the modern world could strengthen the appeal of cults or religious extremism? Response to global modernization Anomie Consequences?