education - role

Question 1

durkheim (functionalist)

Answer 1

two main functions of education: social solidarity and specialist skills. Schools also act as a ‘society in miniature’ preparing us for life in wider society

Question 2

parsons (functionalist)

Answer 2

schools are meritocratic, and sees the school as an agent of socialisation, acting as a bridge between the family and wider society.

Question 3

davis and moore (functionalist)

Answer 3

role allocation

Question 4

althusser (marxist)

Answer 4

The education system performs two functions for the ISA (ideological states apparatus): legitimisation and reproduction.

Question 5

bowles and gintis (marxist)

Answer 5

scholl benefits capitalism through the hidden curriculum, corrospondence principle, and
​myth of meritocracy.

Question 6

willis (neo-marxist)

Answer 6

male pupils formed a subculture to go against the school system

Question 7

chubb and moe (new right)

Answer 7

private schools are successful as they respond to parents needs. parentocracy

Question 8

bartlett

Answer 8

cream-skimming (good schools can be more selective) and silt-sifting (good schools avoid taking less able pupils)