James S. Coleman
James S. Coleman
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSociologist
Date of Birth12 May 1926
CountryUnited States of America
attitudes change changing complex cultural far system task
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.
class achievement ranking
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.
teenager eye data
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.
stars school athlete
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.
class achievement students
The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement.
competition might schools
There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition might have.