{"product_id":"the-schooled-society-david-p-baker-9780804787369","title":"The Schooled Society: The Educational Transformation of Global Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly 150 years ago, the majority of the world's population was largely illiterate. Today, not only do most people over fifteen have basic reading and writing skills, but 20 percent of the population attends some form of higher education. What are the effects of such radical, large-scale change? David Baker argues that the education revolution has transformed our world into a schooled society--that is, a society that is actively created and defined by education. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on neo-institutionalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Schooled Society\u003c\/i\u003e shows how mass education interjects itself and its ideologies into culture at large: from the dynamics of social mobility, to how we measure intelligence, to the values we promote. The proposition that education is a primary rather than a \"reactive\" institution is then tested by examining the degree to which education has influenced other large-scale social forces, such as the economy, politics, and religion. Rich, groundbreaking, and globally-oriented, \u003ci\u003eThe Schooled Society\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on how mass education has dramatically altered the face of society and human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David P. Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804787360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804787369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 1031","brand":"David P. Baker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065152123135,"sku":"9780804787369","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4cb5363-cae6-4337-b95a-6a1173c723c5.jpg?v=1768673339","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-schooled-society-david-p-baker-9780804787369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}