Author(s)

Yutian Wang

Corresponding Author

Yutian Wang

Abstract

This essay mainly discussed about how the types of school education influence self-efficacy of adolescents and thus strengthen social stratification. Through the methodology of Peter J. Buke’ s identity control theory and a review of results from previous studies, it was discussed in three aspects:self-efficacy contribute to adolescents’ achievement, adolescents’ goals are shaped since they are from different families with different social status and capital and thus enter into different educational settings, those goals have a direct and indirect impact on adolescents’ self-efficacy through social comparison and thus further influence their motivation and future development, which is a key to transcend social stratification and achieve social mobility. According to this, I want to illustrate the inequality in education and social stratification in the perspective of self-efficacy, which is a key of self-identity.

Keywords

self-efficacy, goals, social comparison, inequality, class