This module is about education, the theoretical perspectives on the purpose of schooling and how we learn. Educational inequality and reform are discussed in detail. The aim of this module is to highlight the various theoretical perspectives in action as they look at real world issues and policy’s effecting everyone.This module also discusses Health care in the United States and in comparison to the rest of the world. Emphasis is placed on the comparison between single payer/universal health care and the U.S. for profit system and the inequality in terms of access and quality that results from it. The aim of this module is to highlight the various theoretical perspectives in action as they look at real world issues and policy’s effecting everyone.Learning Objectives: I HAVE ATTACHED THE FILE YOU HAVE TO WRITE THE PAPERS 600-1200 WORDS ABOUT EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE.
- Objective 1: Defining education and schooling.
- Objective 2: Understanding the theoretical perspectives on education.
- Objective 3: Addressing school inequality and inequality of access.
- Objective 4: Understanding charter schools and the “manufactured crisis”
- Objective 1: Defining the Social Organization of health care.
- Objective 2: Identifying inequality of health care and access by demographics.
- Objective 3: Understanding health care reform.
- What does it meant to be educated?
Is everyone entitled to an education? If so, what kind? If not, why not?How does your answer fit into the big three theories (conflict, structural functionalist, and symbolic interactionist)?
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- What does it mean to have health coverage?
Is everyone entitled to health care? Why or why not? How much?How does your answer fit into the big three theories (conflict, structural functionalist, and symbolic interactionist)?