Functionalism

Question 1

What does Durkheim believe in?

Answer 1

That education is a social agent

Question 2

What does socialisation mean ?

Answer 2

The process of learning the norms and values of a Society

Question 3

What does ‘society of minituare mean ?

Answer 3

Schools prepare individuals for life in wider society by teaching them norms values and rules needed to participate effectively as members of society

Question 4

What is education like according to David and Moore

Answer 4

Education sifts and sorts people into appropriate job roles based on meritocratic principles

Question 5

What did Davis and Moore believe in ?

Answer 5

That education should ensure that the best suited and most qualified people go into the most important and appropriate roles

Question 6

What are the limitations of Davis Moore ?

Answer 6

Critics have argued that intelligence and ability have only a limited influence on educational achievement other factors also contribute such as gender , ethnicity and social class

Question 7

What does parsons see schools as

Answer 7

An agent of secondary socialisation as it acts as a bridge between family and wider Society