Criticisms of the functionalist approach to education
- Created by: Cara Sophie
- Created on: 28-09-20 17:42
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- Criticisms of the functionalist approach
- Socialising individuals
- studies suggest not all pupils conform to values promoted at school
- e.g. bullying, not taking part in lessons
- assume education succeeds in socialising individuals
- studies suggest not all pupils conform to values promoted at school
- Single culture
- functionalist view applicable for societies with single dominant and shared culture
- in multicultural societies (different ethnic groups have different cultures and values)- hard to reconcile differences through education
- positive not negative views
- they ignore aspects that may be dysfunctional and benefit some social groups more than others
- ignore conflict in education system and wider society
- they emphasise positive effects and ignore negative aspects
- Skills provision
- controversy as to if British education teaches pupils right skills and success in pupils actually learning these skills
- vocational education has low status in Britain- doesn't produce skills needed for economy
- Globalisation
- Pisa (2012) placed UL 26th out of 65 countries for maths ability among 15 yr olds, 23rd for reading and 20th for science
- sociologists argue globalisation is increasingly significant
- British companies and workers have to compete with companies around the globe- critics argue Britain lags behind in training workers
- Fair meritocratic system
- ignores social divisions and how gender and ethnicity might affect educational achievement
- assumes all individuals have same opportunities for private education
- claims education successfully allocates individuals to role sin fair and meritocratic way- this is disputed
- Socialising individuals
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