functionalism - education
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- Created on: 17-01-18 20:10
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- functionalist perspective on education
- Durkheim
- education is micro also know as society in miniature
- must create social solidarity: everyone feels connected
- education system creates this through passing on society's beliefs and values. For example, history and English teaches shared heritage known as homogeneity
- must create social solidarity: everyone feels connected
- education is micro also know as society in miniature
- Parsons
- education teaches us meritocratic principles: if we work hard we will achieve
- education acts a metaphorical bridge. it bridges the gap between particularistic values and universalistic values and bridges the gap between ascribed statuses and achieved statuses
- meritocracy allows us to gain social mobility
- education acts a metaphorical bridge. it bridges the gap between particularistic values and universalistic values and bridges the gap between ascribed statuses and achieved statuses
- education teaches us meritocratic principles: if we work hard we will achieve
- Davis and moore
- education system allocates people to future work
- allocate people to jobs based on ability - most talented people fit better jobs
- education system allocates people to future work
- criticisms
- too deterministic - says all societies are the same
- meritocracy a lie? some people born with money and attend private schools
- Durkheim
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