Health and Education – Debunking Society’s Myths

Health and Education

Debunking Society’s Myths

Myth: Schools are the great equalizing mechanism because everyone in the United States has a chance

for a good public education.

Sociological Perspective: Schools reproduce inequality. One reason is that public schools are funded

through local property taxes, thus schools in high-income areas receive better funding per pupil than those

in low-income and poor neighborhoods (Downey and Gibbs 2010).