The Way Schools Work: A Sociological Analysis of Education

1. Theory and its Influences on the Purposes of Schooling. 2. The Social Organization of Schooling. 3. Youth Culture and the Student Peer Group. 4. The Labor Force in Education: Teachers, Counselors, Administrators, and Ancillary Staff. 5. Social Class and its Relationship to Education. 6. What is Taught in Schools: Curriculum and the Stratification of Knowledge. 7. Ethnic Minorities: Equality of Educational Opportunity. 8. Gender Equity in Schooling. Appendix: Do's and Dont's for Non-Sexist Language.