Includes bibliographical references (p. [484]-510) and indexes.

Acknowledgements vmn
Preface to the 5th Editionx
Preface to the 1stediton xi
Part One FAMILIARIZATON
A Taste of Sociology 3
2 Pupis as C ients? 14
S Teachers as Victims? 31
4 Parents as Educators 45
5 Mass Media 62
Part Two THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM
6 The Hidden Curr ulum: An Overview 75
7 Space Taks: The Hidden Curriculum of Educational Buildings 91
8 Timetables 105
9 The Offida Curricuum 118
10 Organization 145
1 Teacher Expectations 157
2, The Hdden Curriculum of Language 171
13 Assessment 194
Part hree DEOLOGIES OF EDUCATING
Sconcept of Ideo ogy 211
Oogies of Education 218
Thoritaran and Non-authoritarian Ideologies of Education 236
A 7 acse Study in an Ideology of Education Autonomous Study 247
S se Studies: Democratic Education 263
Part Four SOCIOLOGCAL PERSPECTIVES AND THE STUDY OF
EDUCATION
S ia Systems, Structures and Functions 285
S Action Perspective 299
The Conflict Perspective: A Marxian Approach 316
Ng Research in Schools and Classrooms 336
Tmodernism 346
Sthediscourses of Educaton 356
Part Five EDUCATIONAL LIFE CHANCES OR WHO GETS WHAT?
2 belling Theory and Life Chances 367
26 er Identity 375
7 oi lass 389
28 ' and Ethnic dentity 403
2 er Minorities Those with 'Spciai Needsl' 421
Part Six SIGNPOSTS O THE NEXT L ING SYSM
3 A s 441
"3of Choice in Education 453
3 e e Larning System 463
Ferencs 484