Functionalists Perspective on Education

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Durkheim – Education and social solidarity(1925)
Saw the main role of education as the transmission of the norms and values of society. Believes education, helps to unite all individuals within society, creating a sense of belonging and commitment to that society, or what social solidarity.
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Durkheim – Education and social solidarity(1925)
Durkheim saw school as miniature societies in which individuals learned to interact with others and follow a fixed set of rules. Which provides preparations for later life when individuals will have to get on with others and adhere to rules in societ
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Durkheim – Education and social solidarity(1925)
He also believes that education helps to teach the specific skills necessary in an industrial society with specialist jobs, which can’t be taught by parents
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Parson Universalistic values (1961)
He believed there were three main functions within education: It is a bridge between the family and wider. It socialises children into the basic values of society. It selects people from their future roles in society
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Parson Universalistic values (1961)
Before children have attended school they are socialised through their families (Primary socialisation) As families are where particularistic standards are used; that is, children are treated as particular individuals.
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Parson Universalistic values (1961)
In Society universalistic values are used, in which people are judged according to standard that apply to equally to everyone.In families that gain statuses by birth is seen as an ascribed status.
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Parson Universalistic values (1961)
For those in society who gain their status by what they personally have achieved is called meritocracy or meritocratic society.
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Parson Universalistic values (1961)
Parson believes that education is the transition from family to society as gets children to start learning universalistic values and achieved status.
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Parson Universalistic values (1961)
Education socialises people in the belief of individual achievement and in the value of equality of opportunity.The exam system encourages these values functionalist believe it motivates students become successful
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