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Social Foundations for Becoming a Teacher fosters awareness of social trends, issues, and forces that influence teachers in today€s high-stakes environment of education.  Based on the successful introductory text Becoming a Teacher, this breakout text focuses on the sociological issues related to schools, communities, and teaching. Ideal for use in any pre-professional teaching course, Social Foundations for Becoming a Teacher offers a practical, readable overview of such topics as teachers€ working conditions, school culture, diversity, and ethnicity, and social realities in American schools.