Sociology Theories on Education

AS Sociology For AQA
[2nd Edition]

Unit 2: Education

Chris. Livesey and Tony Lawson

Unit 2: Education

Contents 1. The role and purpose of education, including vocational education and training, in contemporary society. 2. Differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary society. 3. The significance of educational policies, including selection, comprehensivisation and marketisation, for an understanding of the structure, role, impact and experience of education. 4. Relationships and processes within schools, with particular reference to teacher / pupil relationships, pupil subcultures, the hidden curriculum, and the organisation of teaching and learning. 2 21 42

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1. The role and purpose of education, including vocational education and training, in contemporary society. employment because there’s no demand for their services. Secondly, on an individual level (in the sense of how people actually experience the impact of institutional arrangements and relationships) the education system functions as an agency of: Secondary Socialisation: In this respect, education is an institution that "broadens the individual 's experience" of the social world and, in so doing, prepares children for adult role relationships in the workplace and wider society. For the education system to function properly on both levels it must, according to Functionalists, be: Under this general heading we can outline and examine three main Structuralist perspectives - Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism - and we can begin by identifying the major ideas that characterise each perspective. Meritocratic - a concept that reflects the idea rewards (such as high pay, high status, jobs) are earned on the basis of our abilities and efforts (working hard in school to gain qualifications, for example) rather than simply allocated on the basis of who you know, your family background and so forth. Merit-based systems are also, by

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