Role of Education. Functionalist.
A2 OCR sociology module G673 - Sociology of Education. The role of education and functionalist view with evaluation.
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- Role of Education. Functionalist.
- DURKHEIM
- education passes on GENERAL VALUES though the hidden curriculum - this promotes social solidarity.
- passes on society's norms and values integrating its members.
- education passes on specific skills through the formal curriculum.
- this produces a skilled workforce with the qualifications needed for the world of work.
- BUT HARGREAVE - schools do not do enough re-integration so pupils do not have a sense of self-worth or do not feel a sense of belonging so anti school subcultures are formed - WILLIS, FROSH ET AL, ARCHER.
- also it is not clear that the modern education system transmits shared values and promotes solidarity as there is a fragmentation of culture amd diversity in society.
- education passes on GENERAL VALUES though the hidden curriculum - this promotes social solidarity.
- PARSONS
- school is an agent of secondary socialisation, passing on norms and values.
- schools act as a bridge between family and the world of work.
- PARTICULARISTIC STANDARDS TO UNIVERSALISTIC STANDARDS.
- ASCRIBED STATUS TO ACHIEVED STATUS.
- schools select individuals for their future roles in society.
- BUT those values that are transmitted may be of the ruling class minority rather than society as a whole (marxist point)
- DAVIS & MOORE
- Role Allocation. THE EDUCATION SYSTEM SIFTS, SORTS AND GRADES pupils through tests, exams to put them into sets/streams.
- prepares them for the world of work through allocating them to future roles.
- those who are hard-working, achievement orientated pupils get best top jobs in society (worked hard)
- Inequality is inevitable because there is only a limited amount of talent.
- those with few qualifications and not worked to the same standard get lesser jobs in society (not worked hard).
- Inequality is inevitable because there is only a limited amount of talent.
- based on a meritocratic system where every pupil has an equal chance of success and so it is fair in distributing jobs on basis of ability
- Role Allocation. THE EDUCATION SYSTEM SIFTS, SORTS AND GRADES pupils through tests, exams to put them into sets/streams.
- EVALUATION.
- Functionalist is a too traditional and uncritical view.
- assumes the education system is meritocratic BUT independent sector and inequalities in state sector are due to SOCIAL CLASS, ETHNICITY AND GENDER which means it is NOT MERITOCRATIC.
- DURKHEIM
- PARSONS
- school is an agent of secondary socialisation, passing on norms and values.
- schools act as a bridge between family and the world of work.
- PARTICULARISTIC STANDARDS TO UNIVERSALISTIC STANDARDS.
- ASCRIBED STATUS TO ACHIEVED STATUS.
- schools select individuals for their future roles in society.
- BUT those values that are transmitted may be of the ruling class minority rather than society as a whole (marxist point)
- DAVIS & MOORE
- Role Allocation. THE EDUCATION SYSTEM SIFTS, SORTS AND GRADES pupils through tests, exams to put them into sets/streams.
- prepares them for the world of work through allocating them to future roles.
- those who are hard-working, achievement orientated pupils get best top jobs in society (worked hard)
- those with few qualifications and not worked to the same standard get lesser jobs in society (not worked hard).
- based on a meritocratic system where every pupil has an equal chance of success and so it is fair in distributing jobs on basis of ability
- Role Allocation. THE EDUCATION SYSTEM SIFTS, SORTS AND GRADES pupils through tests, exams to put them into sets/streams.
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