Social Theory and Education (Suny Series, Teacher Empowerment & School Reform): A Critique of Theories of Social and Cultural Reproduction (SUNY series, Teacher Empowerment and School Reform) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791422526 ISBN 13: 9780791422526

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book summarizes the body of knowledge about sociology of education and cultural studies as it informs educational research and critical pedagogy. It synthesizes the most relevant work in social and cultural reproduction published in the last three decades in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. The authors document and critique the theoretical discussion in developments in both advanced societies and peripheral ones, and link macro-sociological issues with social psychological ones. The book introduces theories of the state to underscore a political sociology of education, and highlights an agenda for theory building, research, and practice in sociology of education.

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Review:

"Morrow and Torres have given us more than a cornucopia of social theories relevant to the study of reproduction and transformation in and through education. They have carefully examined the theoretical assumptions and political implications of each perspective, showing variations within each perspective as well as similarities and differences among the various perspectives. For a book to deal adequately, let alone in depth, with perspectives, such as functionalism, neo-functionalism, structural marxist, structural conflict, critical theory, neo-marxist, Gramscian, feminist, post-structuralist and post-modernist, is a major accomplishment."--Mark B. Ginsburg, University of Pittsburgh

"This is an impressive analysis that draws together multiple theoretical foci into a conversation with one another. This includes seeing a relation among classical social theory, cultural studies, critical pedagogy, studies of race/gender/class, and state theories. Its focus on critical issues of production/reproduction in educational theories is unique and sophisticated. Further, the book has tremendous scholarly strength through its explorations of various literatures from European, Latin American, British, and U.S. discussions. This exploration involves an intellectual history that traces developments of traditions as part of a global system of intellectual life." -- Thomas S. Popkewitz, University of Wisconsin-Madison

About the Author:

Raymond Allen Morrow is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Carlos Alberto Torres is Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs with the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0791422526
• ISBN 13: 9780791422526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 536
• Editor: Morrow Raymond Allan