SOCIAL STRATIFICATION Definitions Social Stratification: the systematic ranking/ hierarchy of social positions whose occupations are treated as superior‚ equal or inferior to one another. Social Strata: groups of persons who occupy positions of same or similar rank. Open system: a social system is „open‟ to outsiders if and insofar as its system of order does not deny participation to anyone who wishes to join and is actually in a position to do so. Closed system:
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The macrosociological perspective broadly examines society paying close attention to the dynamics of social structure. The social structure of a society is analyzed through the lens of different groups within society and the patterns among and between them. Therefore‚ this implies that our behaviour is shaped and guided by social structure. Social structure consists of many different elements but is impacted heavily by the effects of social institutions. These include things such as the family‚ education
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Assess the claim that ’the main function of education is to maintain a value consensus in society’ Functionalists believe that education is a value consensus‚ which means that the majority of a society agree with this statement. For example‚ inadvertently‚ people in the UK agree that wearing clothes is a norm as is education. Education has many purposes such as secondary socialisation of children and allocation of roles‚ because of the meritocracy which education is also seen as. Functionalists
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Reflective Essay in Education‚ APA Style (Gibson) Running head: SERVICE LEARNING: ERIC 1 A Reflection on Service Learning: Working with Eric Onnalee L. Gibson The header consists of a shortened title in all capital letters at the left margin and the page number at the right margin; on the title page only‚ the shortened title is preceded by the words “Running head” and a colon. Full title‚ writer’s name‚ and school halfway down the page. Michigan State University
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Functionalist perspective on the role of education A functionalist’s perspective on education is to examine society in terms of how it is maintained or in other words how it is ran effectively. A functionalist exaggerates on positive aspects of schools such as socialisation‚ learning skills and attitudes in school. This is because functionalists believe everything in society happens for a reason to instil the smooth running of society. They see no wrong in society and turn their nose down at the
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Assess functionalist views of the role of education. (20 marks) Functionalists emphasise positive aspects of schools‚ this is the idea of a ‘consensus’ perspective; where there is an agreement about what is valued within a society. These are like Emile Durkheim’s social facts or moral regulation in that they govern behaviour‚ and while they are coercive‚ they are also generally agreed upon where ‘The function of education is to transmit society’s norms and values’ . According to functionalists
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culture and ideology. It is really the values and interests of ruling class which are transmitted as culture. Marxist analyse the agencies of socialisation in capitalist societies not just family but schools‚ mass media and political institutions. Bowles and Gintis emphasise the importance of schools transmitting the Hidden Curriculum. The values that are transmitted are capitalist values‚ acceptance of authority structures and competition. Similarly the mass media is seen as tool of the capitalist class
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Does The Education System Exist Mainly To Select And Prepare Young People For Their Future Work Roles? There will be Sociologists that agree and others that will be contrary to this notion within reasons. Schools to a large extent‚ bring structure to the lives of its pupils and whether it eventually prepares them for the operation in the work place or not is a controversial concept. The education system can exist to select children for their work roles‚ from when a child is a little as 11 selections
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AQA AS Sociology Unit 2 Education (with research methods) past exam questions 2010-2013 During your 2hr exam you will answer questions on: 1. Education (2‚6‚12‚20 marks) 2. Education (in the context of Research Methods) (20 marks) 3. Research methods (2‚4‚8‚20 marks) 1. Education 2 mark questions Explain what is meant by the term “labelling‟ The process of attaching a meaning or definition to a person/pupil‚ or similar. Explain what is meant by the ‘correspondence principle’. Education
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Discuss the main state policies on education from 1870 onwards and discuss the effect they have had on the role of education and students’ experience of education from a sociological perspective. ‘In Britain‚ free compulsory education conducted in formal institutions staffed by full time professionals began in 1870’ (Haralambos‚ M‚ 1995‚ p.725) this was when The Forster’s Education Act 1870 came into place‚ in 1880 attendance became compulsory until the age of ten followed by The Fisher Education
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