the role of education:Functionalism (2)
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- The role of education: Functionalism (2)
- Passes on the core values of society sooo that young people know what is expected and how to behave
- Prepares young people for adulthood and working life
- Teaches specialist skills for work
- sociologists
- Durkheim 'schools are a 'society in miniature' that prepares young people from wider adult society
- Parsons 'schools act as a bridge between home and wider society
- evaluation
- They ignore the inequalities many, groups in society achieve much lower than others
- They ignore the negative experiences that some pupils have at school (assumes it's beneficial for everyone|)
- Important agency of socialisation
- Maintains social stability and social cohesion
- There is a link between education and other institutions
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