Functionalist key ideas in explaining inequality...
Inequalities exist to motivate the most talented and ambitious people to work hard in order to get the jobs with the best rewards. Rewards being that of wealth, status and power.
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Functionalist key ideas in explaining inequality...
Inequality is necessary for all societies and is functional and positive for society as it promotes effort and motivation for success.
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What are the key evidence references for Functionalist explanation of Social Inequality?
Davis and Moore , Parsons , Durkheim
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What other topics in sociology do these writers relate too?
Parsons is also a useful reference within the education and family topics. Durkheim is also a useful reference within the education topic.
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What do Davis and Moore say and how does it support the Functionalist explanation of Inequality?
Davis and Moore talk about the concept of Role Allocation which refers to selecting people for jobs at different levels within society based on their skills and qualifications.
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What does Parsons say and how does it support the Functionalist explanation of Inequality?
They talk about school as a microcosm of our meritocratic society - provides as a training ground, teaching key values through informal curriculum. Children are given equal opportunity regardless of background.
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What does Durkheim say and how does it support the Functionalist explanation of Inequality?
Children who work hard at school and succeed academically will become wealthier later on in life and people should accept their limits and the fact that not everybody can be successful as it would upset the social order.
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Inequality is necessary for all societies and is functional and positive for society as it promotes effort and motivation for success.
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