education system in relation to functionalism

Question 1

How does education reproduce class inequality?

Answer 1

Putting pupils in higher and lower sets
Less funding for working class
Labelling students

Question 2

How does education legitimise class inequality

Answer 2

Conditioned to conform
Disciplinary processes
Careers advice - different for each student

Question 3

Relate the ISA to education

Answer 3

The ISA uses manipulation to make people think differently -
education teachers we should move onto uni and then a 9 - 5.

Question 4

What did Durkheim suggest?

Answer 4

• Education enforces social solidarity
• Specialist skills
  for workplace are taught at school

Question 5

What did Parsons suggest

Answer 5

• social socialising agency
• teaches universalistic standards
• bridge from families particularistic standards to wider society universalistic standards.
  Meritocracy

Question 6

What is meritocracy

Answer 6

Schools provide equal opportunity, it depends on how hard you work on what you achieve
Achieved and ascribed status

Question 7

What did Davis and Moore suggest

Answer 7

Education is the main proving ground to show ability and talent
Students are allocated roles which suit their ability
Sifted and sorted into higher and lower sets
E.g. assessments
Gives students entry to higher paying jobs etc

Question 8

What did Blau and Duncan suggest

Answer 8

inequality is necessary
enables each person to be allocated a job based on their skill
Effective as it helps economy

Question 9

What did Willis find and suggest

Answer 9

Found that working class students see school as a laugh and accept indoctrination

Question 10

Correspondence Principle and hidden curriculum

Answer 10

All lessons needed for workforce aren’t directly taught
Close parallels are the correspondence principles e.g. punctuality, hierarchy