Question

"Education is the great equalizer." "Money can't buy everything." "Forgive and forget." Choose one of these sayings and identify the common belief or value that it represents. Use sociological reasoning to challenge these ideas and demonstrate the real-culture alternative.

Answer 1

The chosen phrase was: "Education is the great equalizer."

Step-by-step explanation:

"Education is the great equalizer" promotes the common belief that education promotes equality among all people, regardless of their color, race, gender and economic status. While we can agree that education promotes equality in some social settings, we know that it does not happen in reality. In the real world, people are classified by several criteria that promote privileges that go beyond what education promotes. In this case, we know that people with the same level of education will not have equality in their lives, as society usually "facilitates" the situation for male, white, straight and high-income individuals, and those who do not fit into these groups does not have access to equality, regardless of their education.