Criticisms of Functionalism (Education)
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- Criticisms of the functionalist approach
- Rose-tinted
- Emphasises the positive effects of the education system
- Ignores the dysfunctional aspects of education
- Ignores conflict within the education system and wider society.
- Gender differences
- Ethnicity differtences
- Class differences
- Assumes that education succeeds in socialising individuals to the system
- Not all Pupils conform
- Paul Willis (1970)
- Skills provision
- It's been argued that vocational education has low status.
- Many people question whether education teaches pupils the right skills.
- Rose-tinted
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