Elite

strategies of elite interview; and Lisa Harrison & Theresa Callan demonstrate a number of key points of focus groups method. What is the field research? According to Lamont, Field research is the process of primary data collection, which accesses new primary data through interactions with human subjects.…

of the Roman Empire. Throughout this period, citizens began to increasingly rely on gold rather than land to measure this wealth. While prosperity could be achieved by all classes of society, this change in the empire’s economy greatly affected the elite. As a result of the new coinage based economy, the aristocracy gained more power both publically and privately. Beginning in the third century and continuing throughout the rest of the period, the economy became increasingly centered on money.…

matter which definition of populism is used, it seems to produce a mixed bag of rights violations and securing of rights for underprivileged classes. The primary definition of populist movements is that it is a force for change to take power back from elites in society and return it to the common folk. While this perspective seems to reveal that populism can be a force for democratic change, there are several problems that arise…

curriculums had steered off course from its first objective of educating and later became unchecked to correct itself. Different kinds of curriculums for American schooling very to four categories from Working class with low salaries then up to Exclusive Elite of CEO’s, restructure itself into an education course where any student under its umbrella can find their true potential. However, before making changes to the educational system to one universal unit, understanding the current school…

to the rise of Adolf Hitler (p. 124). Economist John Maynard Keynes viewed New Deal policies as having saved the free market system from “the growing attractions of communism” (p. 129). Moreover, they were tempered in ways to satisfy the ruling elite. Cornerstones of the New Deal, Social Security and unemployment, are examples of social insurance, provisions available to those who work. Beland (2010) explains that the relationship between these benefits and work allowed Americans to view them…

Excellent Sheep, written by former Yale Professor William Deresiewicz, outlines the current higher education system in the United States. In this book, Deresiewicz gives critique and praise to two different types of higher education institutions: elite schools and liberal arts schools. The author analyzes how society as a whole views the higher education system and how it is (or is not) used as a time of growth in a young adult’s life. In Excellent Sheep, there is a lot of criticism revolving…

Boostrom (2016) invites students of curriculum and education to reexamine John Dewey's 1916 book, “Democracy and Education (D & E)”, in relation to its relevance in contemporary society and schooling. It is established from the outset of the paper that although D & E was cited roughly three times daily, the views contained therein are not translated into educational practice or policy in the US. This disparity is unpacked in relation to the contemporary difficulties of utilising D & E, while also…

replacement of one Anglo merchant landowner with another merchant landowner, Thus, market development for the Anglo community signified a ‘circulation of elites’ as well as an elaboration of internal class differences. For the Mexican population, displacement of the landowning classes had more devastating and irreversible effects. The land elite…

On an interpersoanl level I believe we can resist opression and erase the aura of the educated class by being respectful and humbled by those who aren’t at these elite institutions. One way to do that is to value different forms of knowledge: this can be in or out of the classroom, but we need to begin to think of ways that we can hold multiple forms of knowledge and actively not devalue other forms that academia…

command-and-control regime that makes an atmosphere of mutual distrust between the political and economic elites, and the government had a strong anti-business attitude (Kohli 2007). With a change of government in 1980 and the return of Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister, the promotion of economic growth became the focus of the government’s economic policy, leading to a growing alliance between the political and economic elites. Indira Gandhi let it be known that improving production was now her…