functionalism Flashcards

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social solidarity

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durkeim

transmits cultural values and maintains value consensus - hidden curriculum to avoid anomie

society in miniature

eg assembly, sport teams, uniform

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social solidarity criticisms

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interactionists - over-socialised view - passively accepting rather than actively creating

marxists - ignores inequalities in society - culture and values passed on by ruling class

feminists - school passes on patriarchal views eg his story

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school teaches specialist skills

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modernist industrial economies have a complex division of labour

durkheim - vocational education provides skills
schools are essential as most parents do not have the skills to teach children

school teaches children to cooperate with people

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school teaches specialist skills criticisms

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wolf review of vocational education - doubts that education system teaches skills adequately - low quality and often don’t lead to good jobs

BTECs - reformed to make them more like alevels

content of what people learn in school often has very little to do directly with career

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bridge between home and society

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parsons - focal socialising agency
- secondary socisalisation

universalistic values rather than particularistic values
meritocratic

eg marking of essays, school day the same

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bridge eval

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marxism - no sense of universalistic values for lower class as not the same for them - upper class have advantage

feminism - no meritocracy or universalistic values and girls in disadvantages position

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meritocracy and role allocation

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davis and moore

social inequality necessary - allocation of appropriate jobs

fair system and equality of opportunity - fair chance of success - meritocracy

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meritocracy eval

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marxism - bowles and gintis - schools and society operate on myth of meritocracy - not based on universalistic values

ascribed status

also assuming everyone has the same equality of education

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