James S. Coleman Quotes

James S. Coleman
American Sociologist
Born: May 12, 1926
Died: Mar 25, 1995
Achievement Adolescent Class School Teacher Will
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The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement. James S. Coleman
Achievement Class Other Given Higher Student Students Any Social Social Class
Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not only raises his position, but in effect lowers the position of others. James S. Coleman
Achievement Class Extra Others Relative Ranking Only Student Students Almost Thus His Effect Grades Raises Position
The educational resources provided by a child's fellow students are more important for his achievement than are the resources provided by the school board. James S. Coleman
Achievement School Important Resources More Students School Board Fellow Fellow Students Educational His Provided Than Child Board
Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels. James S. Coleman
Family Achieve Will Background Given Put Schools Family Background Quite Children Different Social Different Levels Levels
For to change the norms, the very foci of attention, of a cultural system is a difficult task - far more complex than that of changing an individual's attitudes and interests. James S. Coleman
Change Difficult Changing Complex System More Individual Attention Attitudes Cultural Very Than Norms Task Far Interests Difficult Task
It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of minor importance in giving status or prestige to an adolescent in the eyes of other adolescents. James S. Coleman
Achievement Eyes Giving Other Teenagers Focused Prestige Status Minor Adolescent Data Studies Clear Scholastic Importance Most Around Interests
Particular individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school might decide to drop out if they attended a school where many boys and girls did so. James S. Coleman
School Girl Drop Consider Out High High School Never Attended Drop-Out Individuals Dropping Particular Boy Boys And Girls Were Did Where Different Decide Might Who Many
Schools are successful only insofar as they reduce the dependence of a child's opportunities upon his social origins. James S. Coleman
Opportunities Insofar Only Schools Reduce His Child Dependence Social Successful Origins
There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition might have. James S. Coleman
Competition High About High Schools Something Examples Schools Effects Which Might Show Many

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