Why Are Sociologists Often Critical of the Idea of Universal

question 69

Multiple Choice

Why are sociologists often critical of the idea of universal education as a great equalizer that creates a freer and equal society?

• A) Schooling and education-particularly literacy-create elitists who wave their educations around as signs of being better than others.
• B) Work carries with it more practical knowledge than schools can teach.
• C) Contemporary schools often carry within them a hidden curriculum that reproduces social inequality.
• D) Schools reinforce critical-thinking skills that make it difficult for social scientists to educate people without them questioning their authority.

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