functionalism and education
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- Functionalism and education
- David and Moore
- device for role allocation and selection
- necessary that most talented get the important roles in society
- they get paid more to attract peoples talent
- necessary that most talented get the important roles in society
- education is a 'proving ground'
- not everyone is talented
- device for role allocation and selection
- Blau and Duncan
- prosperity in modern economies of human capital
- meritocratic education helps allocate bet jobs to best workers
- maximises prodcutivity
- Talcott Parsons
- 'focal socialising agent'
- bridge between family and society
- home= rules are different for every child
- school= universal, impersonal rules
- home= rules are different for every child
- bridge between family and society
- status achieved through achievement
- promotion/dismissal
- exam pass/ fail
- meritocracy
- less focus on ascribed status
- promotion/dismissal
- 'focal socialising agent'
- Emile Durkheim
- education to create social solidarity
- schools are 'society in miniature'
- invokes trust, prevents state of nature/anarchy
- promotes social integration and conscience
- education to create social solidarity
- criticisms
- achievement is greatly influenced by class
- education isn't actually meritocratic
- marxists argue that education only instils the values of the ruling class
- education isn't actually meritocratic
- new right
- state education does not prepare students adequately for work
- tumin
- how do we know that a job is important? = high paid
- why are some job more paid than others? = job is important
- circle- no real justification
- why are some job more paid than others? = job is important
- how do we know that a job is important? = high paid
- achievement is greatly influenced by class
- David and Moore
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