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Oppositional culture, also known as the "blocked opportunities framework" or the "caste theory of education", is a term most commonly used in studying the sociology of education to explain racial disparities in educational achievement, particularly between white and black Americans.
John Uzo Ogbu (May 9, 1939 – August 20, 2003) was a Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor known for his theories on observed phenomena involving race and intelligence, especially how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. [1]
International Journal of Music Education; Journal of Music Teacher Education; Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy; Journal of Research in Music Education; Music Educators Journal; UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education
Timothy Miles Brennan (born 1953) is a cultural theorist, professor of literature, public speaker, and activist.He is known for his work on American imperialism, the political role of intellectuals, Afro-Latin music, and the problem of the "human" and the humanities in an age of technoscience.
Chela Sandoval (born July 31, 1956), associate professor of Chicana Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara, [1] is a noted theorist of postcolonial feminism and third world feminism.
Paul Willis' work is widely read in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and education, his work emphasizing consumer culture, socialization, music, and popular culture. He was born in Wolverhampton [ 1 ] and received his education at the University of Cambridge and at the University of Birmingham .
The sociology of culture is an older concept, and considers some topics and objects as more or less "cultural" than others. By way of contrast, Jeffrey C. Alexander introduced the term cultural sociology, an approach that sees all, or most, social phenomena as inherently cultural at some level. [3]
Telos is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles on politics, philosophy, and critical theory, with a particular focus on contemporary political, social, and cultural issues.