Full Description
Educational sociologists have paid relatively little attention to children in middle childhood (ages 6 to 12), whereas developmental psychologists have emphasized factors internal to the child much more than the social contexts in explaining children's development. Children, Schools, and Inequality redresses that imbalance. It examines elementary s
Contents
Children and Inequality -- The Nature of Schooling -- Low Socioeconomic Status -- Elementary School Organization -- Family Configuration -- The Pluses and Minuses of Being Male -- The Overall Picture
