| Psychological Meanings of Social Class in the Context of Education Volume 59, No. Edition Contributor(s): Ostrove, Joan M. (Editor), Cole, Elizabeth R. (Editor), Frieze, Irene Hanson (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405118849 ISBN-13: 9781405118842 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $44.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 Annotation: Every day, in schools and other educational institutions, individuals notice social class, and in doing so create, maintain, and - at times - challenge its psychological meanings. This issue of "JSI "is an effort to engage psychologists in a critical study of social class; that is, a systematic, research-based literature focused on the exploration of the "psychological "meaning of social class to diverse groups of people. Because educational institutions both attempt to offer opportunity and, whether intentionally or not, often simultaneously reproduce existing class stratification, the context of education is an ideal stage on which to watch the dynamics and contradictions of class play out in both individual and social psychology. The papers in this issue focus on: understanding attitudes, beliefs and attributions about class; the processes through which education may provide class mobility for some, while maintaining class status for others; and the implications of a critical psychology of social class for both educational policy and practice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Education & Training - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 370.973 |
| Series: Journal of Social Issues |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.3" W x 8.98" (0.65 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This issue of JSI is an effort to engage psychologists in a critical study of social class; that is, a systematic, research-based literature focused on the exploration of the psychological meaning of social class to diverse groups of people. Because educational institutions both attempt to offer opportunity and often simultaneously reproduce existing class stratification, the context of education is an ideal stage on which to watch the dynamics and contradictions of class play out in both individual and social psychology.
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