According to Randall Collins, Our Educational System Is Much Like

question 113

Multiple Choice

According to Randall Collins, our educational system is much like a "tribal initiation rite," a "secret society," or a "closed occupational caste." For Collins, it is not a rational system that produces more efficient production but a mechanism for

• A) creating gender inequality in the workforce.
• B) reproducing the existing class structure.
• C) punishing those who deviate from mainstream American values.
• D) teaching the values and ideals we need to function in society today.

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