Sociology- Education revision 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyEducationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Nlane26Created on: 20-05-22 10:53 Role and Functions of Education- Functionalism Durkheims two main functions: creating social solidarity: the transmisstion of society's norms and values, from one generation to the next through the overt curriculum and hidden curriculum schools are society in miniture teaching specialist skills: people must be taught specialist skills to take part in the highly complex division of labour and they are, through school criticisms of the theories: marxists- education transmits a dominant culture which benefits the ruling class rather then society as a whole Willis and Hargreaves- transmittion of norms and values arent always successful (e.g.anti-school subcultures would reject these values) most occupational skills are learned 'on the job' rather than through educational qualifications Parsons two ideas: education acts as a bridge between family and wider society: family status is ascribed, and within the fmaily the children are judged to particularistic standards in society, people are compared to univeralistic standards(based on things like hard work) education socialises people into the basic values of society: the value of achievement(status through effort) school represents society in miniture criticisms: it implies that people passively accept everything taught in schools- not the case the existance of private schools where skill doesnt matter, theire rich so will do good, opposes the theory Davis and Moore: the education system sorts people in abilities talent=high grades and better job this leads to inequalities but these are natural, there is only limited amount of talent criticisms: education isnt only influenced by education, e.g.middle-class students have more cultural capital so will do better in schools range of class differences in educational achievement suggests not everyone has the same change in education functionalism & new right: they believe some are more naturally talented than others education should run on competition education socialises students into shared values and national identity 1 of 2 Role and Functions of Education- Marxism Althusser: education reproduces class inequality by transmitting it education legitimises class inequality- edeucation forces people to understand that inequality is enevitable Evaluation of Althusser: positive: schools do produce class inequality: middle-class students have more cultural capital so do better in education working class students are less likely to go to hiugher education (uni) becuase of feer of debt negative: the theory is too deterministic, w/c students aren't entirely molded by schools, they dont accept everything they are taught education can harm the bourgeoisie- sociology is threatening them Bowles and Gintis correspondance principle: school produces a subserviant workforce the hidden curriculun encourages acceptance of hierarchy pupils motivated by external rewards (grades) rather than love of education school subjects are fragmented the way work routine is 2 of 2
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