Asha rangappa, dean of admissions at yale law school, explained that most students who apply to yale law school have already benefitted from opportunities that make them appear to be stronger candidates than those from less advantaged backgrounds. in the sociological perspective, this implies that:

In the sociological perspective, this implies that "as a social institution, education tends to reinforce existing inequalities."

The sociological perspective is a point of view on human conduct and its association with society all in all. It welcomes us to search for the associations between the conduct of unique individuals and the structures of the general public in which they live.  

Ordinarily, we tend to think about our general public as simply common. We surmise that it is simply "there" the manner in which the air is. We don't consider how it influences us and our conduct. The sociological point of view is one in which we don't do this. Rather, we take a gander at our general public and the manner in which it is set up. We ask how that society influences us. Along these lines, the sociological point of view causes us to see how society is critical in molding our regular day to day existences.

industry had made the u.s. the richest nation in the world at this time. the second industrial revolution caused growth in industry and transportation, which allowed increased trade between nations.