of the family is to primary socialise children‚ stabilize the adult’s personality‚ gender role socialisation‚ social control‚ social status and economic consumption. All of which are very important in ensuring a smoothly run society. Marxists and feminists are both conflict theories‚ conflict theory suggests that human behavior in social contexts results from conflicts between competing groups. Marxist is a conflict theory because they stress the economic exploitation of the working class (proletariat)
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consensus theory that sees society as working well like a well oiled machine. In this essay I will be assessing Functionalist views of education with juxtaposition from Marxists‚ Interactionists and Feminists over the following concepts; equality of opportunity‚ meritocracy‚ role allocation‚ skill provision‚ secondary socialisation‚ and education allowing for upward mobile mobility. Functionalists believe that education provides universalistic norms which means they see education as promoting the
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solution to the issue. * Liberal Feminism: they believe that men and women are becoming more equal. They believe that the inequality was created due to sexist laws and gender socialisation. They believe that the solution to rid society of sexist laws and‚ children should be socialised similarly. * Marxist Feminism: they believe that inequalities between men and women are due to capitalism in society. Women are used as free housewives and minders; bringing up the next generation of workers
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Marxists see social change as revolutionary. Change will result because of the action of individuals due to the inequalities in the capitalist ’s society‚ through the awareness of a "class consciousness." Functionalists view change as evolutionary‚ an example
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tools of women subordination. However‚ there are 3 types of feminists that have different conflicting views on this‚ often resulting in the weakening of the overall arguments of feminism. In the family‚ feminists argue that during primary socialisation boys and girls are forced in to gender role stereotypes‚ for example‚ girls playing with toy cookers and baby dolls and boys playing with toy cars. Another way feminists argue that girls and boys are socialised in to gender roles is that typically
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The Marxist Perspective on Education Marxists such as Louis Althusser‚ Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis refute the Functionalist view that industrial capitalist societies are meritocracies and that every ones’ position in society is based on talent and hard work. They suggest ideas for why this is the case. Althusser bases his theory around the idea of education being an ideological state apparatus. Bowles and Gintis’ theory is based on the ’long shadow of work’ and the legitimation of inequality
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‘Social Order exists because people are afraid to disobey the rules of society.’ Explain and assess this claim. [25] Social order is the rules and regulations that are in place to steer human behaviour. It is the tool that prevents continuous conflict‚ violence and instability. A society that has succeeded in creating social order is one in which each member of society has the ability to live‚ to a degree‚ a stable life. There are two ways in which the States enforce social order: informal and
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Outline and evaluate the functionalist view of the role of the family in society. 33 marks - 25 minutes. A family is a kinship - people related by blood or marriage. Functionalism is a macro theory which means it looks at a wider sociological view. It focuses on the importance of the nuclear family (mother and father married with children)‚ the universality of the family‚ changing roles and how the nuclear family “fits” into modern society. The theory of “fit” is argued by Parsons‚ where he believes
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reached‚ and then society as a whole can be kept in a civilised manner. They also believe that socialisation is a key factor‚ to shaping culture and society. Primary socialisation is taught by parents who teach children what they expect of them. It also develops their own personal characteristics‚ beliefs and values‚ which are largely influenced by their parents and family. Secondary socialisation is taught mainly by teachers in schools. Teenagers and young adults learn what is expected of them
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poverty‚ unemployment etc. Furthermore‚ they were able to help find work for people in the family‚ making them geographically mobile. This goes against Parsons’ idea of extended families being immobile and impractical for an urbanised society. Most Marxists would argue that nuclear families serve the needs of a capitalist society. Zaretsky believed that the family (a
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