Exam 7: Social Class, Post-Secondary Education, and Occupational Outcomes

From a public policy perspective, what phenomenon are we investigating when we look carefully at how high school programs are organized and how students are channelled into them?

What did Edmonton Transition Study researchers discover when investigating the relationship between family socioeconomic status (SES) and young people's aspirations?

Almost half of all Edmonton Transition Study participants were employed in what kinds of jobs?

Material capital figures play a diminishing role in who is choosing to attend post-secondary institutions.

How is the transition to a post-industrial society related to social class and life chances? Briefly elaborate each perspective.

When asked in 1985, virtually all of the Edmonton Transition Study sample members indicated that they intended to acquire a university degree.

Follow-up surveys of the Edmonton Transitions Study were conducted by phone in 1989 and 1992.

One's social class is defined by their __________________.

Teachers are likely to pay equal attention to students from all family backgrounds.

Two-thirds of the total sample in 1985 hoped to be in a type of job that typically pays better, provides __________________, and is generally more rewarding.

University-educated parents may provide more encouragement to their children to do well in high school, and can likely provide __________________.

In the 2017 survey, a total of 74% reported a diploma as their highest level of education.

Among Edmonton Transition Study participants who were employed, how was the occupational distribution patterned?

What did researchers of the Edmonton Transition Study discover about perceptions of the usefulness of school for future employment?

Precarious forms of employment are __________________.

Academic high school programs are beneficial mostly for the status they confer on students.

In the 2017 survey, only ____ had not gone beyond high school.

What do the 2017 findings reveal about the occupational outcomes of the survey respondents? Explain the gendered component of these results.

What trend emerges when analyzing the relationship between family SES and educational attainment?

Into what two categories were the many different occupational aspirations recorded by sample members in 1985 collapsed?