Inheriting Possibility: Social Reproduction and Quantification in Education
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (804 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 151790126X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"In Inheriting Possibility, Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román is not only the complete package, but stands out as one of the most creative intellectuals of our time."—Zeus Leonardo, author of Race Frameworks: A Multidimensional Theory of Racism and Education"How can a cultural theory of quantification become the starting point for a materialist analysis of socio-cultural forms of inheritance? Inheriting Possibility offers us compelling arguments for new ontologies of the number and radically challenges what we know about the use of statistics in education and socio-cultural analysis."—Dr. As a methodologist, he possesses sophisticated, interpretive skills of
How has the dominant social scientific paradigm limited our understanding of the impact of inherited economic resources, social privilege, and sociocultural practices on multigenerational inequality? In what ways might multiple forces of social difference haunt quantitative measurements of ability such as the SAT? Building on new materialist philosophy, Inheriting Possibility rethinks methods of quantification and theories of social reproduction in education, demonstrating that test performance results and parenting practices convey the impact of materially and historically contingent patterns of differential possibility.Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román explores the dualism of nature and culture that has