functionalism and education

Functionalism:

Emile Durkheim 1903: social soldarity and specialist skills

• transmission of norms and values of society
• creates value consensus- establish social solidarity
• believed that teaching history could establish social solidarity

criticisms of Durkheim:

• promotes capitalist values on society
• argue that school is designed to control the working class
• feminists could argue it is patriarchal as there are dress codes

Talcott Parsons 1961: Meritocracy

• After primary socialisation, school takes over as the main socialising agency
• school acts as…