Why Have Sociologists, at Times, Been Critical of Jonathan Kozol's

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why have sociologists, at times, been critical of Jonathan Kozol's findings on public schools in his work Savage Inequalities?

• A) Schools are not integral to the functioning of society and are, therefore, not worthy of empirical study.
• B) Young students cannot be trusted as respondents for sociological studies.
• C) Poor students are likely to lie about their educational experiences to fit into normative constructions of what it means to be educated.
• D) He had no systematic way in which he chose the schools he studied, which allowed for selection bias.

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