The roles of education: functionalism
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- The role of education: Fuctionalism
- Teaching core values
- Teaching the norms and values of society to new generations
- Parsons 'Value Consensus.’ This is when everyone in society shares norms and values. Education helps develop this, helping society function successfully.
- school prepares us for society by helping us move from particularistic to universalistic standards.
- Universalistic standards: When we are adults we are judged against our peers by society. Every achievement is measured against the achievements of other people who are the same age as us.
- particularistic standards: When we are children our parents judge us against ourselves. Every achievement is measured against our other achievements
- Schools helps prepare us to face universalistic standards by getting us ready for exams.
- school prepares us for society by helping us move from particularistic to universalistic standards.
- Parsons 'Value Consensus.’ This is when everyone in society shares norms and values. Education helps develop this, helping society function successfully.
- Teaching the norms and values of society to new generations
- Role allocation and meritocracy
- Davis & Moore: the main purpose of school was role allocation School (exams) helped put people in the job they are best suited for and was the most helpful for our society.
- Learning specialist skills for work
- Creating social cohesion
- sense of belonging to a wider society
- We learn the norms + values of society through both the hidden curriculum + formal curriculum (like PSHE)
- This unites or 'glues' people together and builds social solidarity by giving them shared values
- Durkheim 'it is a vital task for all societies too weld a mass of individuals into a united whole' 'he argued that school is a society in miniature',preparing kids for life in the wider society and to learn to co-operate with others.
- education does this and schoolshelp childrenlearn that they are part of something bigger so they develop a sense of commitment to the social group.
- sense of belonging to a wider society
- Teaching core values
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