Education- Functionalists Flashcards
[agree/disagree] Schools are meritocracies where people get what they deserve
Agree
[agree/disagree] students are presented with equal opportunities in schools
Disagree
[agree/disagree] unless schools train people who are useful employees: society would collapse
Agree
[agree/disagree] schools need to adapt to meet the needs of employers
Disagree
[agree/disagree] a school is a miniature society
Agree
[agree/disagree] society transmits norms and values through the education system
Agree
[agree/disagree] without the education system: there could be no large-scale society
Disagree
[agree/disagree] the economy depends on the education system
Disagree
[agree/disagree] schools allow people to learn what role in life they’re most suited to
Disagree
[agree/disagree] Marxist views are wrong: the education system is not about class struggle
Agree
[agree/disagree] Schools allow people to harmonise the values given to them by parents and the value held by people in wider society
Agree
[agree/disagree] The education system is best understood in terms of how it contributes to society as a whole and how it socialises people for the good of society
Agree
What is the problem with excessive competition in education?
The losers are children, everyone should want to win but most people will lose.
What is an issue with fee paying schools doing better?
It is impossible to ignore factors such as selection, economic and cultural capital which all play a part in educational achievement.
