Functionalist perspectives of education

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social solidarity
Dirkheim- education reinforces norms + values to bind society together(teaching all students British Values)
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meritocracy
Parsons - everyone is given equal opportunities to achieve based on their abilities
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Role allocation
Darvis + Moore - education selects people to fit certain roles in society - based on performance in education - inequality needed so most important roles are filled by the most talented people
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primary socialisation
family
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secondary socialisation
start of education until now
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ascribed status
status given at birth
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achieved status
work towards status, not given at birth
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Parsons - everyone is given equal opportunities to achieve based on their abilities

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meritocracy

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Darvis + Moore - education selects people to fit certain roles in society - based on performance in education - inequality needed so most important roles are filled by the most talented people

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family

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start of education until now

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