half page On pages 319-322 of their review article “Categorical Inequality: Schools as Sorting Machines”, Domina, Penner, & Penner outline four mechanisms that they argue contribute to the construction of inequality in schools. The four mechanisms are: resources and opportunity hoarding, incentives & student motivation, signaling & identity, and emulation.
A. Select one of these four mechanisms and briefly summarize it in your own words.
B. Next, let’s think about how education is portrayed in popular culture. Select an example/depiction of education– this can be in a tv show, movie, podcast, news clip or article, novel, meme, etc.
Briefly describe the example you have selected (and/or post a link to it).
Does the example acknowledge or accurately portray any of the mechanisms of inequality that Domina, Penner, & Penner outlined in this article? If so, explain the connection. If not, hypothesize why inequality is not being discussed/represented.
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