Theory of Education - Key Sociologists

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What did Durkheim argue?
He argues that the two key functions of the education system are to perform social solidarity and specialist skills
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What did Parsons argue?
Argues that the education system performs secondary socialisatio by ensuring young people learn the norms and values to become citizens in society. EG, achieved Status and to be judged by universalistic standards
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What did David and Moore argue?
They argue that the main function of education is to shift and sort students according to their ability, in order to ensure that each individual performs a role in society they are suited to. Therefore inequality is necessary and a natural outcome.
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What did Chubb and Moe argue?
Argue that, state run education is failed in the US and propose a marketised system where parents are treated as consumers who must 'spend vouchers' on schools for their children.
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What does Althusser argue?
Argues that education is part of the ideological state apparatus. It distorts young peoples perceptions of reality by legitimising class inequality and reproducing this.
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What do Bowls and Gintis argue?
That meritocracy is a myth and its not effort and talent but the family and class background.
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What else do Bowls and Gintis argue?
They also ague that the main role of the education system to reproduce an obedient workforce. It does this through the hidden curriculum and the correspondence principle.
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What does Paul Willis Argue?
He disagrees with Bowls and Gintis claim that they education system wants passive students. He found that W/C lads realised meritocracy was a myth and in reponse created counter school culture where the values of school were turned upside down.
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