1. A Sociological Perspective on Education
... in the society must agree to a common set of beliefs and values. The United States of America itself provides for a great example of this phenomenon – particularly the rise of free, compulsory education during the nineteenth century (Cole, 2008). Unlike many other countries, the United States can be viewed as a "melting pot" country where its heterogeneous society ... 't make much progress, they did exactly that, when compared to a group of children of similar ability. Rosenthal and Jacobson showed that if a student were given a negative label, they would act that label out (Rosenthal ...
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