Education Theorist

Question 1

By being a member of a school teaches us how to be apart for society

Answer 1

Durkheim (Functionalist)

Question 2

Society is fair and equal. You get out what you put in therefore education can work for everyone

Answer 2

Durkheim (Functionalists)

Question 3

Role of education is to provide us with specialist skills so we can fulfill our roles in society

Answer 3

Durkheim (Functionalists)

Question 4

Secondary socialization is a vital element of our development where we learn beyond the family and learn the norms and values of wider society

Answer 4

Durkheim (Functionalists)

Question 5

Education acts a bridge between particularistic values and universalistic values

Answer 5

Parsons (Functionalists)

Question 6

Formal control are the official rules of society upheld by people in positions of authority e.g. teachers while informal controls are social rules by peers who also police behavior

Answer 6

Parsons (Functionalists)

Question 7

Role allocation where we are sifted and sorted in education into future roles done by achieving best or specific qualifications

Answer 7

Davis and Moore

Question 8

Internal critique as not all institutions work for everyone. Seen when individuals cant achieve within the institution legitimately they experience the 5 adaptions to strain and often turn to illegitimate means

Answer 8

Merton

Question 9

Criticize Durkheim’s view by saying that schools focus too much on examination results and competition to be concerned with solidarity and reflects individualistic competitive approach

Answer 9

Gorard

Question 10

criticize parsons views that children learn values of wider society in schools by talking about how anti learning laddish attitudes adopted as a result of examinations and social success isn’t always associated with academic success e.g. Nerd or Geek

Answer 10

Mac an Ghail and others

Question 11

Sees schools as a mirror to society so just as society oppress workers schools oppress children and children learn obedience needed to be a docile workplace

Answer 11

Bowles and Gintis (Marxists)

Question 12

Studied 12 working class boys going against capitalist values of schools often criticized by portraying them as working class heroes because he is Marxist however they often showed rampant sexism and racism and were very anti social

Answer 12

Willis (Marxists)

Question 13

schools are ISA’s which justifies capitalism

Answer 13

Althusser

Question 14

schools kill creativity and children learn to accept authority without challenging it thus they accept what governments tell them in an unthinking fashion

Answer 14

Ivan Illich (Marxist)

Question 15

Culture capital culture worth more than money three types
- Embodied capital refers to class indicators e.g. accent, culture and manners
- objectified capital refers to ownership of social markers such as knowledge of music, access to art and books
- Institutionalized capital signifies authority and power e.g. High power job or educational qualifications

Answer 15

Pierre Bourdieu