Social Theory and Education - A Critique of Theories of Social and Cultural Reproduction

This book summarizes the body of knowledge about sociology of education and cultural studies as it informs educational research and critical pedagogy. It synthesizes the most relevant work in social and cultural reproduction published in the last three decades in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. The authors document and critique the theoretical discussion in developments in both advanced societies and peripheral ones, and link macro-sociological issues with social psychological ones. The book introduces theories of the state to underscore a political sociology of education, and highlights an agenda for theory building, research, and practice in sociology of education.

About the author

Raymond Allen Morrow is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta, Canada.
Carlos Alberto Torres is Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs with the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Product details

• Authors: Raymond Allen Morrow, Carlos Alberto Torres
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.03.1995
• EAN: 9780791422519
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-2251-9
• No. of pages: 534
• Series: Suny Series in New Directions; Suny Series, Teacher Empowerme; Suny Series in New Directions
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries