Functionalism Flashcards
Value consensus
A society where there is a shared agreement about values
Structure theory
Society/ social intuitions shape the individual
Parsons analogy
Organic analogy: all social institutions rely on each other to function
Durkheim
Social solidarity
Specialist skills needed for Social division of labour
Social solidarity
Individuals feel that they are part of a shared group
Social division of labour
The dividing of different jobs in society
Parsons
Bridging effect
Particularistic values
Universalistic values
Meritocracy
Meritocracy
All individuals are rewarded equally for hard work and achievements
Particularistic values
Values unique to the individual
Universalistic values
Values which apply to beyond in society
Davis and Moore
Role allocation
Role allocation
The education sifts and sorts with social inequality being essential. School selects and allocates pupils to their future career role
Marxists A03
Education only legitimizes the ideology of the middle class
Myth of meritocracy
Wrong (61)
Deterministic, thinks pupils will passively accept what they’re taught and not reject values
