Evaluation of the Functionalist View on Education

Question 1

who criticises the functionalist view

Answer 1

• Tumin (1953)
• Marxists
• Wrong (1961)
• New Right

Question 2

who does Tumin criticise

Answer 2

Davis and Moore

Question 3

why does Tumin criticise Davis and Moore

Answer 3

he says they put forward a circular argument
how do we know job is important? its highly rewarded
why are some jobs more highly rewarded? they’re more important

Question 4

what idea do marxists critique, why

Answer 4

that education instils the shared values of a society as a whole, arguing it transmits ruling class ideology

Question 5

who is Wrong

Answer 5

1961

an interactionist who disagrees w functionalist views on ed

Question 6

what do Wrong say about the functionalist view on ed

Answer 6

they have an ‘over socialised’ view of people as puppets of society
e.g. not all students passively accept what they’re taught with some rejecting schools values

Question 7

what did the Wolf Review find in 2011

Answer 7

up to 1/3 of 16-19 y olds are on a course that don’t lead to higher education/good jobs

Question 8

what do the Nw Right argue

Answer 8

state education fails to properly prepare young people for work

Question 9

example of non meritocratic nature of education (2015-18)

Answer 9

8 private schools sent 1310 pupils to Oxbridge

2900 state schools sent 1220