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Researchpaper
Bailey Hobbs
Bullitt Central High School
9 May 2016
Abstract:
This will be an inquiry based research paper on education and its effects on society . We
will be examining education's social and economic benefits, the correlations between race and
educational achievements, education's effect on civic and political participation, and the effect on
health from education. I am writing this paper to examine the importance of education and its
effects on society in the United States. People should take note of this research because it will
show you how important education is to our society and will demonstrate how education affects
everyday life.
Education has many social and economic benefits that come with it. For a long time,
many researchers arguments on education have been stationed around economic effects. But
education also has social benefits for both individuals and society overall. An economic benefit
pennsylvania state university, states that, In 2009 the unemployment rate was much lower and
average earnings were higher for individuals who did not drop out of highschool and had
achieved some level of college education (Mitra). This quote is saying that the more education
the have the less likely it is for you to be unemployed or to have a low paying job. This is
important and ties back into the overall topic because it shows that if more of our society gets an
education then there will be a lower rate of unemployment and a higher rate of pay. A social
benefit would be that education allows one of the finest opportunities to reduce crime and its
effect on society. Dana Mitra declares that, In 1999, Caucasian men aged 30-34 who had not
completed high school were four times more likely to have a prison record than Caucasian men
of the same age who had completed high school; African American male dropouts aged 30-34
were two times as likely as those with a high school degree to have a prison record (Mitra). This
quote means that with and education there would be less men with a prison record then with men
who have less or no education at all. This shows that education affects society because it shows
that education helps people to gain knowledge, skills, and character that help them avoid
criminal activity, and without it crime rates like ones in the quote would just keep going up.
Diversity is in all schools, it's what makes school a school. Helliwell and Putnam say that,
Public schools represent a crucial opportunity for the development of social cohesion in American
communities, especially between diverse groups (helliwell and Putnam). This is saying that schools have
tremendous opportunities to do so many thing with students and teach them so much because of how
diverse they are. This is important because school is one of the only places in which people of diverse
ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds come together and interact so closely and for a long period of
time. Also education builds trust between diverse groups, which is hard to do anywhere else. Dana Mitra
states that, School provides an essential place in which trust between groups can be fostered and
relationships strengthened (Mirta). What she is saying is that education is a place where trust is
encouraged and built. Also that during education relationships are built no matter how diverse it is. This
show that education has an effect on society because without it everything would be separated, there
would be no place for people to be diverse because there would be no need. With education our society
has become more diverse and accepting to all ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds.
scientists for a decades. More education is also corresponding with greater charitable giving and more
volunteerism. Milligan, Moretti and Oreopoulos, a paper written to examine if education improves
citizenship states that, Having a higher level of education does raise the probability of voting in the
U.S. (O'Neill). This quote shows that the more education you have the more involved you will be with
our country and its politics. Being involved is important because everyone have a say in what happens in
our country, most countries do not have a say like that and with education people learn that. So in our
more people will want to be more involved in our society. Going along with voting, people who are more
educated also are more likely to participate in other civic activities, such as involvement in religious and
community groups. Dana Mitra declares that, Civic activities in high school also increase the likelihood
of college graduation by 19 percent with an even larger impact on minority groups such as African
American males (Mitra). In this quote it says that the more people who are involved in civic activities in
high school will have a large percent rate of graduating college. This goes along with the overall view
because it shows that with education comes individuality in society because choosing to be in religious
People with more education tend to live longer, healthier lives and depend less on
government-funded health programs than people with less to no education at all. Research by
Lleras-Muney states that, An extra year of schooling results in a decline in mortality of at least 3.6%
over a ten-year period (Muney). This quote means that each additional year of education reduces the risk
of death in the next decade by 3.6 percent. If you dont think that 3.6 percent is a good amount then think
of it this way, if 56 million people die a year then you multiply that by then thats 560 million people that
die every decade. Now with a 3.6 percent reduce rate that would be 20,160,000 less people who die in that
decade just because they had an additional year of education. As you can see this affects society because
it keeps people alive to be in society. W. Craig Riddell, Department of Economics at the University of
British Columbia, declares that, In a widely cited study, Kenkel (1991) found that education is not only
associated with better health outcomes but also superior health behaviours such as reduced smoking, more
exercise and lower incidence of heavy drinking (Riddell). This quote is stating that people with more
education are more likely to have healthy diets and exercise frequently, and are less likely to smoke, be
obese, or engage in binge drinking. So as you can see education benefits health levels for both
Conclusion:
In conclusion, this shows you that education has a significant effect on society. We examined
education's social and economic benefits, such as employment rates and lower crime rates. We
analyzed the correlations between race and educational achievements and saw that education
builds trust and gives people the opportunity to be diverse and build relationships. We evaluated
education's effect on civic and political participation and declared that education get people more
involved in our country's politics and provides them with civic activities. And lastly we looked at
the effect on health from education and revealed that more education means a longer life and it