Sociologists and Theories Mindmap
Talcott Parsons, Myth of Meritocracy, Emile Durkheim, Bowles and Gintis, Correspondence Principle, Paul Willis.
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- Sociologists and their Theories
- Emile Durkheim
- Functionalism
- Saw society as a set of independent parts
- Each part had to work together for it all to work
- Like a human body
- Talcott Parsons
- "Education is a bridge between home and work"
- Bowles and Gintis
- Education system reproduces obedient workforce
- Workforce accepts inequality
- Education system reproduces obedient workforce
- Paul Willis
- Studied 12 non conformists
- Non conforming prepared them for the world of work
- Didn't get the grades so they had manual jobs
- Non conforming prepared them for the world of work
- Studied 12 non conformists
- Correspondence Principle
- School is similar to work
- School has a hierarchical system
- Norms and values same/similar
- School is similar to work
- Myth of Meritocracy
- The idea that not everyone has an equal chance to succeed
- E.G. Alan Sugar and the Royal Family
- The idea that not everyone has an equal chance to succeed
- Emile Durkheim
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