Abstract
Modern sociology of education borrows and utilizes concepts from sociological theory, philosophy, economics, political theory, social anthropology, psychoanalysis and psychology. The object of this chapter is to examine and assess some of the main theoretical concepts at work in what has become known as the ‘traditional’ sociology of education.
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Newsom, John et al. (1963) Half Our Future: A Report of the Central Advisory Council for Education (England) (London: HMSO).
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Demaine, J. (1981). Concepts in Sociology of Education. In: Contemporary Theories in the Sociology of Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16519-3_2
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