The Role of the Education System
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- The Role of the Education System
- Criticisms of Functionalists
- Evidence of differential achievement suggests that education is not meritocratic
- 'Who you know' is still more important than 'what you know' in some parts of society so the allocation function isn't working properly
- Functionalism doesn't look at how education may serve the interests of a particular group in terms of ideology and values. It doesn't explain conflict
- Criticisms of Marxists
- Marxists assume people are passive victims. It exaggerates how much working-class students are socialised into obedience
- Most people are aware of the inequality in education, and don't think it is legitimate
- Functionalists
- Davis and Moore
- 'Principles of stratification' - the rules education uses to sort its members
- There has to be unequal rewards to motivate people
- Durkheim
- Teaches norms and values needed for society
- Creates social order from cohesion and value consensu
- Parsons
- Schools pass on a universal value of achievement
- Selects children for appropriate roles because its meritocratic
- Meritocracy - when social rewards are allocated by talent/effort rather than being born into it
- Davis and Moore
- Marxists
- Bowles and Gintis
- Pupils are prepared for the workforce
- Timetable
- Subservience is rewarded
- Hidden curriculum
- Motivated by reward
- Accept hierarchy
- Pupils are prepared for the workforce
- Bowles and Gintis
- Criticisms of Functionalists
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