Education sociologists

Question 1

Durkheim and social solidarity

• F u n c t i o n a l i s t -

Answer 1

• education prepares children for wider society through the hidden curriculum
• Socialises them for social solidarity through transferring norms and values.

Question 2

parsons and meritocratic values

• F u n c t i o n a l i s t -

Answer 2

• Education provides opportunity for an achieved status

* role allocation - grades determine jobs & place in society

Question 3

criticsm of parsons

Answer 3

:( - feminists say society is not meritocratic, it’s patriarchal and favouring of men.

Question 4

Bowles & Gintis and the correspondence principle

• M a r x i s t s -

Answer 4

• skills for workforce taught through hidden curriculum

* creativity not rewarded, qualities like not questioning instructions rewarded

Question 5

criticisms of bowles & gintis

Answer 5

:( - industry is becoming more creating and more in need of intuitive people

Question 6

Halsey et al. and class based inequalities

• M a r x i s t s -

Answer 6

• the working class go into working class jobs
• middle class students get better grades and better jobs
• cultural capital, material deprivation.

Question 7

Ball and labelling and streaming

Answer 7

• believed in the self-fulfilling prophecy due to labelling
• teacher’s expectations lead to student’s exam success
• high band groups - high expectations