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    This document provides 10 potential essay titles on topics related to the sociology of education, along with an essay deadline of January 12, 2023 at 12 noon. The titles cover a range of issues including how social theories have helped sociologists understand education, the relationship between education and social class inequalities, the influence of economic and political factors on education, and how education has changed over recent decades in terms of curriculum, experiences of different groups, and the roles of teachers and universities.

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    SO123 Essay Questions 2022-23

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    This document provides 10 potential essay titles on topics related to the sociology of education, along with an essay deadline of January 12, 2023 at 12 noon. The titles cover a range of issues including how social theories have helped sociologists understand education, the relationship between education and social class inequalities, the influence of economic and political factors on education, and how education has changed over recent decades in terms of curriculum, experiences of different groups, and the roles of teachers and universities.

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    Essay Titles – 2000 Words

    Essay Deadline: 12 noon Thursday 12th of January 2023

    1. How have social theories helped sociologists of Education to advance our understanding of
    formal education?

    2. School curricula reflect particular conceptualisations of knowledge and thus reflect political
    power struggles. Critically discuss.

    3. ‘The relationship between the educational system and social class inequalities is one of the
    most fundamental issues in the sociology of education’ (Reay 2005) Discuss.

    4. Do economic concerns dictate educational ones? Should they?

    5. How have race and/ or gender shaped young people’s experiences of education? Draw on
    archival materials from the Modern Record Centre and wider sociological literature to
    construct an argument.

    6. How have sociologists of education progressed the equality and quality of schooling?

    7. What challenge do ‘alternatives’ propose to mainstream educational provision?

    8. In what ways has the role and identity of EITHER school teachers OR university students
    changed over the last 50 years?

    9. What role has national politics paid in the development of the education system in England?

    10. What is sociologically significant about the transformation of ‘The University’ over the last
    60 years?

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