Sociology - Education - The role of education

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Who are the Functionalist key thinkers?
Parsons, Durkheim and Davis and Moore
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What did Davis and Moore say about the role of education?
it streams pupils into their adult roles based on test results
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What are the Marxist's four ways in which education shapes society?
produces a subservient workforce, encourages acceptance of heirarchy, motivation of external reward and fragmentation of knowledge
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Who stated that punctuality, dependability and consistency leads to high grades not ability?
Bowles and Gintis
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Who believes that value consensus is needed for a society to survive?
Functionalist
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Who believes that education helps role selection?
Functionalist
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Who believes that education maintains inequality?
Marxist
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What are the four functions of education, according to functionalists?
passing on societies culure, building a bridge between home and work, providing a trained and skilled workforce and role allocation
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