Functionalist view of education
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- Functionalist view of education
- Durkheim
- Education provides three functions
- Teaches society norms and values
- Encourages you to be polite. E.g. don't talk over people, shake hands when you meet someone.
- These norms and values can be negatively reinforced by detention if students choose to rebel against them
- Encourages you to be polite. E.g. don't talk over people, shake hands when you meet someone.
- Encourages a sense of social solidarity (part of something bigger)
- Example being taught history and leaning about your shared heritage
- In the USA at the start of every school day they sing their national anthem
- Education teaches cooperation
- Example being encouraged to do group projects
- Being encouraged to contribute to class discussions
- Teaches society norms and values
- Education provides three functions
- Parsons
- Education provides five functions
- Acts as a bridge between the home and the workplace
- Provides secondary socialisation
- Socialisation outside of the home
- Education is a meritocracy (everyone is treated equally)
- Example all students are taught the same material and all have the same opportunities
- Teaches a value consensus
- Where people agree on a set of shared norms and values such as hard work will help you achieve good results
- Education acts as a sieve for the workplace
- Good students will be rewarded with good grades which will result inn a good job
- Education provides five functions
- Blau and Duncan
- For any modern economy to thrive it needs its workers skills which a meritocratic education system does best
- Critiques
- Marxist
- The education system teaches ruling class and bourgeoisie norms and values not societies
- The skills and knowledge taught in schools is irrelevant to the work place
- Ignores social inequality
- Assumes education system is fair for everyone
- Functionalists have a rose tinted view on education
- Marxist
- Durkheim
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