Education - functionalism

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Durkheim’s view on education =
Durkheim believes education system provides social solidarity by transmitting societies culture and shared beliefs. It acts as a society in miniature Teaching us specialist skills for the workplace.
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Criticisms of Durkheim (a03)
Marxist would criticise as they believe education is that uphold capitalism
It is suggested that Durkheim‘s theory is no longer relevant in a multicultural society
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A02 example for Durkheim
David Hargreaves = supports education promoting social solidarity but says it lacks in modern schools.
Ways to improve this by doing more teamwork activities, school plays, inter school competitions
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Outline two functions the education system has according to Durkheim =
1) education must produce a social solidarity by transmitting societies cultural and shared beliefs to each generation. It is done through lessons such as history which shares a shared heritage of society
2) acts as a society in miniature by preparing stu
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Persons view on education =
He sees the school as a secondary socialisation in modern society and it acts as a bridge between family and wider society. We achieve status from school which prepares us for society. Our status at school is achieved and not ascribed meaning if we work
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Criticisms of Parsons =
- Marxist do not believe in meritocracies
- evidence that social background results in students being treated differently
- discrimination between role allocation as some people don’t get the top jobs no matter how hard they try
- private education unde
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Outline three criticisms of functionalist view of education (6mark) =
1) equal opportunity does not exists in education, influences by class, gender, an ethnicity
2) Marxists say it’s to uphold a capitalist society
3) new right argue it fails to prepare young people for work in bigger world.
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4S = functions of education =
Social solidarity
Specialised skills
Sift and sort
Secondary socialisation
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