Social Justice, Education, and Inequality: A Critical Analysis
Equality and Social Justice
Working people fight for social justice and equality. University seems an ideal place to develop equality opportunities. University is a new generation of market-led professionals with postmodernism and the rise of neo-liberal politics. Some authors argue that university and higher education has a special mission to fight against injustice. Equality studies experiences some difficulties that women’s studies do. Social justice defends the creation of society and its institutions
Read MoreSocialism and Labor Movements in the 19th Century
The Working Classes
Farmers
The situation of European peasantry was very diverse. In the West, the peasantry was free, and in many landowner cases in Eastern Europe, serfdom was not abolished until the nineteenth century.
The Workers
The Industrial Revolution led to a wide range of industrial workers, who tended to be classified as working class or proletariat. Their common denominator was the condition of being employees.
Within the working class were manufacturing industry workers, homeworkers, domestic
Read MoreEarly Language Learning: Impact on Linguistic and Cognitive Skills
Children and Second Language Acquisition
3. Children are more likely to acquire native grammatical competence. The critical period for grammar might be later than for pronunciation (around 15 years). Nonetheless, according to different studies, some adults might be able to acquire native levels of grammatical accuracy in speech and writing and, in some cases, even full linguistic competence.
4. Independently of whether native-speaker proficiency is acquired, children have more possibilities to reach
Read MoreJoaquín Costa’s Critique of Spain’s Restoration Era: 1901
Historical and Political Context of Costa’s Analysis
This primary source text, written in 1901, offers a critical perspective on the political landscape of Spain during the Restoration period. It is an excerpt from one of the most outstanding works of Joaquín Costa (1846-1911), titled *”Oligarchy and Despotism, and Other Writings on Agrarian Collectivism.”*
Joaquín Costa: Advocate for Regeneration
Costa was the chief representative of Regenerationism, a cultural and political movement that emerged
Read MoreEducation’s Role in Industrial and Meritocratic Societies
Industrial Society and the New Role of Education
The origins of education date back to the eighteenth century, with Rousseau’s Emile, or On Education. However, the sociology of education was not consolidated until the publication of Durkheim’s work and the initiation of a primitive sociological analysis of education. The final consolidation of the sociology of education occurred with the publication of Parsons’ article “The Classroom as a Social System” in 1959. In the U.S., what is called Dewey’
Read MoreSocial Functions of Schools: Impact on Work, Citizenship, and Society
Social Functions of Schools
Schools play a crucial role in society, fulfilling several key functions:
- Cultural Transmission and Socialization: Schools are instrumental in transmitting culture and socializing new generations, fostering social cohesion.
- Citizenship Training and Legitimacy: They contribute to the formation of responsible citizens and reinforce the legitimacy of the state or political system.
- Selection and Training for Work: Schools play a vital role in preparing individuals for the workforce,