1. Knowledge and Social Order
This simple definition has many implications when defined from a sociological standpoint. ... Examining knowledge from a conflict perspective, I found that some social groups attain better knowledge that others--not necessarily true--which in turn solidifies the stratification of our societies. ... "Working class children, for instance, are held to be alienated by a narrow academic "middle class" curriculum, girls by androcentrism, and non-Western ethnic minorities by Eurocentrism."(Schools and Education,p 223-224) And those in the higher stratification of society can send...
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