Outline and assess the view that the role of education system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities (50) The view that the role of educations system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities is one from a Marxist perspective. They believe that capitalism creates inequality and allows those with wealth to keep theirs. Bowles and Gintis argue that there is a very close relationship between education and work. This is called the correspondence principle. Bowles and Gintis argue that
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Different theories of society (Functionalist‚ Marxist‚ Interactionist‚ Feminist‚ etc.) Different theories of role of education within society (Functionalist‚ Marxist‚ Interactionist‚ Feminist‚ etc.) The Formal curriculum (content‚ social construction of‚ etc.) The Hidden curriculum (the experience of schooling‚ social learning‚ etc.) Differential Achievement (Class‚ Gender‚ Ethnicity) 350000These can be linked to: Different theories of society (Functionalist‚ Marxist‚ Interactionist‚ Feminist
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Sociology of Education A functionalist view is that education prepares children for their role in society. The view suggests that the education system is meritocratic with each pupil having an equal opportunity to succeed‚ and students who are the most hardworking will achieve the best grades. Functionalists suggest there are three main objectives of the education system. One function is to provide secondary socialisation in addition to the family’s role of primary socialisation. Through a formal
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maintain a value consensus in society’. The term ‘value consensus’ refers to an agreed set of norms and values amongst society. Different theorists have different views depending on their sociological field; Marxists and Functionalists tend to have opposing views. Functionalists view education as a form of secondary socialisation in which individuals form a common set of norms and values. Durkheim believes‚ that for this to take place‚ individuals must become ‘social beings’ that commit to society
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Assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of education Functionalists believe that everything in a society contributes to the wellbeing and running of society‚ e.g. the government‚ the family‚ education etc. functionalists are concerned with the role of education within society‚ Durkheim and Parsons have identified 4 basic functions of education; passing on societies culture – this creates a consensus of shared norms and values. Education also provides a bridge between particularistic
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such as Marxist‚ Functionalists and the New Rights‚ which view the functions of the education system very differently. Functionalist view education as creating a consensus where as Marxists considers education as playing an ideological role. Functionalists believe that everything in society has a function in order for it to run smoothly. They also believe that society is based on a consensus; an agreement that we are all brought up on‚ with certain norms and values. Functionalists specifies 3 main
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Functionalist views are based on that society is a system of interdependent parts held together by a shared culture or consensus. They believe that every part of society performs functions that help keep society running effectively. They use the example of a body to explain the way society runs as each part of our body has to work together in order for us to stay alive this is the same as society according to a functionalist. Education according to Emilie Durkheim (1903) consists of two main
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only the means and relations of production existing as the economic base. Also‚ in Marxists’ point of view‚ education only serves two purposes: to reproduce inequalities and social relations of productions and to justify these inequalities through meritocracy. However‚ Althusser‚ the neo-Marxist in 1971‚ points out that education is an Idealogical State Apparatus (ISA)‚ just like media‚ family and other ideals as well. The main function of education is to pass on the common values in order to maintain
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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‚ like Durkheim‚ believe that teaching about history
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modern education system is meritocratic. (2o marks AO1: 8‚ AO2=12) A meritocracy means a fair system where pupils will achieve success on the basis of their own efforts and ability. This view sees education as a system where the most talented and hard working will succeed. According to Item A‚ structural theorists have competing views as to whether education is meritocratic. The view held by Functionalists is that the education system performs an essential role in the selection process
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