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The Sociology of
Education and Work David B. Bills
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The Sociology of
Education and Work is a clear and engaging study of the links between
schooling and the workplace in modern society. It explains, in accessible and
lively prose, how these links have developed over time, what broad social
trends are transforming them now, and offers some empirically based
projections about how these relationships are likely to develop in the
future. This book adopts a distinctly sociological perspective on these issues,
while drawing on the disciplines of history, economics, demography, and
policy analysis. It builds equally on the sociology of education and the
sociology of work. |
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Using a series of
concepts and models including meritocracy, credentialism,
post-industrial society, and the permanently new economy, this book
encourages students to think about these issues sociologically. To bring life
into these concepts, case examples are included to show the ways in which
school and work "come together" in contemporary society. This book
has brought together a wide body of literature for students studying
education and work throughout the curriculum. David B. Bills is Associate Professor
in the division of Planning, Policy and Leadership Studies at the |
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