Sociological Perspectives
From a sociological mind, there are four main perspective that the people of society fall into. There are the functionalist, who thrive to see the productivity of everything, the conflict theorist who believe the system is always against them and there will always be a hierarchy, the feminist who believe in the patriarchy, and the interactionist who think our communication is the thing that holds us all together. These four perspectives have very different believes when it comes to one of the most important aspects of our society, education. The functionalist perspective states that education is a primary act in society and serves several functions in society. These include socialization, social integration, social placement and social/cultural
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These placements can cause students to feel inadequate amongst their peers and cause massive social problems. Also, schools differ widely in their testing, learning conditions and the consequences of passing/failing these standardized test, thus promoted inequality. This specific type of inequality leads to learning differences that reinforce social inequality. The feminist perspective shares values with conflict perspective, but blames the patriarchy for the social inequality. Feminist theorist would say that boys get preferential treatment in the classroom, as well as more positive recognition because boys are expected to be more rowdy. Young women are also being shaped to go into lower paying, more nurturing work environments, while young men are being shaped into executives and leaders. The interactionist perspective is all about how we communicate with one another in the classroom, on the playground or any other school based event. Certain studies have shown that social interaction in schools can affect the development of gender roles and teacher expectations can be a determinant in how much the student actually learns. For example, if a teacher expects 45% of their class to fail the test, there is a higher chance of them actually failing the test. Certain educational problems have their basis in social interaction and
These placements can cause students to feel inadequate amongst their peers and cause massive social problems. Also, schools differ widely in their testing, learning conditions and the consequences of passing/failing these standardized test, thus promoted inequality. This specific type of inequality leads to learning differences that reinforce social inequality. The feminist perspective shares values with conflict perspective, but blames the patriarchy for the social inequality. Feminist theorist would say that boys get preferential treatment in the classroom, as well as more positive recognition because boys are expected to be more rowdy. Young women are also being shaped to go into lower paying, more nurturing work environments, while young men are being shaped into executives and leaders. The interactionist perspective is all about how we communicate with one another in the classroom, on the playground or any other school based event. Certain studies have shown that social interaction in schools can affect the development of gender roles and teacher expectations can be a determinant in how much the student actually learns. For example, if a teacher expects 45% of their class to fail the test, there is a higher chance of them actually failing the test. Certain educational problems have their basis in social interaction and