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Education
In this chapter, you should learn to do the following:
1. Explain what is meant by the term schooled society.
2. Distinguish between latent and manifest functions of educational systems.
3. Discuss the major functions of education systems according to different sociologists.
4. Describe how education systems potentially reproduce social inequality.
5. Talk about how cultural and social capital are connected to the relationship between education and social inequality.
6. Describe the affect university and college degrees have on earnings.
7. Reflect on how education depends on the national context of each country.