Contemporary Debates in the Sociology of Education

Some of the most prominent sociologists working in education today have collaborated to address a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues. Adopting an international perspective, this book foregrounds cutting-edge research that highlights both the diversity and complexity of understanding education in society. The sociology of education is a vibrant discipline which has been responsible for a number of profound shifts in how we understand society. With innovations in the discipline sitting alongside more traditional lines of enquiry that continue to demand attention, this edited volume brings together some of the most prominent sociologists working in education today to address a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues. Adopting an international perspective, this book foregrounds cutting-edge research that highlights both the diversity and complexity of understanding education in society. Contemporary Debates in the Sociology of Education not only showcases the real strengths of the discipline but, by bringing together original, empirical work by leading scholars, it advances our sociological understanding, acting as a source of stimulation and debate for postgraduate students and academics, as well as a touchstone for undergraduates seeking to engage with the discipline Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Contemporary Debates in the Sociology of Education: An Introduction....Pages 1-18 Globalisation and Sociology of Education Policy: The Case of PISA....Pages 19-38 Education Policy, Human Rights, Citizenship and Cohesion....Pages 39-56 School Type and Inequality....Pages 57-75 We Know What They Earn, But What Do They Learn? A Critique of Lifelong Learning through the Lens of Workplace Learning at the Bottom of the Service Sector....Pages 76-92 In a Class of Their Own: How Working-Class Students Experience University....Pages 93-111 Examining the (Em)Bodied Boundaries of High School Locker Rooms....Pages 112-130 Adolescent and Disabled or Adolescence Disabled? Education and the Construction of Gendered Identities among Adolescents with Intellectual Disability....Pages 131-148 It’s How You Look or What You Like: Gender Harassment at School and Its Association with Student Adjustment....Pages 149-167 What Is So Liberal about Neo-Liberalism? Schooling, Law and Limitations of Race-Neutral Reforms....Pages 168-184 Fear In and About Education....Pages 185-201 Choosing Subjects: Sociological Approaches to Young Women’s Subject Choices....Pages 202-217 Towards a Sociology of Education and Technology....Pages 218-235 Back Matter....Pages 237-238