Assess the view that the main function of education is to integrate individuals into society’s shared culture.
Assess the view that the main function of education is to integrate individuals into society’s shared culture.
In this essay I will assess the main function of education and how it integrates individuals into society’s shared culture. The sociology of education is the study of how public institutions and individual experiences affect education and its outcomes. It mostly concerns the public schooling systems of modern societies which include expansion of higher, further, adult, and continuing education. Sociology of culture concerns culture as it is manifested in society. Culture in the sociology can be defined as the ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together shape a people’s way of life. There are two types of culture, non-material culture and material culture.
Functionalists agree that education has three purposes; Role allocation, skills allocation and socialisation. Role allocation was created by Parsons and developed by Davis and Moore. It is a process in education by which students are judged on their abilities and suggested suitable career roles, making sure the highest jobs are taken by the most talented people. Skills allocation is when the students are put in groups depending on what they’re good at. For example students that are good in maths are put in accounting etc. Socialisation is a process through which people learn the culture of their society. (norms and values) Norms in society mean specific informal rules in behaviour in a particular society. For example, something that might not be acceptable in public but might be okay in your house, with your family. Values in society mean general beliefs about what is right or wrong in a particular society. For instance, religious beliefs as in our society there’s a lot of different religious and beliefs which tell people different rights and wrongs in order to help the society to function properly.
However, Marxist agree that education prepares pupils for thir
In this essay I will assess the main function of education and how it integrates individuals into society’s shared culture. The sociology of education is the study of how public institutions and individual experiences affect education and its outcomes. It mostly concerns the public schooling systems of modern societies which include expansion of higher, further, adult, and continuing education. Sociology of culture concerns culture as it is manifested in society. Culture in the sociology can be defined as the ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together shape a people’s way of life. There are two types of culture, non-material culture and material culture.
Functionalists agree that education has three purposes; Role allocation, skills allocation and socialisation. Role allocation was created by Parsons and developed by Davis and Moore. It is a process in education by which students are judged on their abilities and suggested suitable career roles, making sure the highest jobs are taken by the most talented people. Skills allocation is when the students are put in groups depending on what they’re good at. For example students that are good in maths are put in accounting etc. Socialisation is a process through which people learn the culture of their society. (norms and values) Norms in society mean specific informal rules in behaviour in a particular society. For example, something that might not be acceptable in public but might be okay in your house, with your family. Values in society mean general beliefs about what is right or wrong in a particular society. For instance, religious beliefs as in our society there’s a lot of different religious and beliefs which tell people different rights and wrongs in order to help the society to function properly.
However, Marxist agree that education prepares pupils for thir