Functionalism

Question 1

Role & Function 1: Teaches Social Solidarity & Value Consensus DURKHEIM

Answer 1

Social solidarity - feeling of unity and belonging based on shared beliefs and values.
Instilling a sense of a shared culture and identity.
Citizenship education represents an important democratic society to the next generation as to develop a broad knowledge of their rights and responsibilities as citizens, awareness of topical events and finding information about current affairs.

Question 2

Role & Function 2: Provision of specialist skills for the workplace DURKHEIM

Answer 2

Education is about preparing students for work, for specilised division in work. Learn speclised skills and knowledge.
It refines our skills and nurture - leads to most appropriate job roles.
Standardised testing, exams help ‘reward’ our hard work, leads to different levels of qualifications

Question 3

Role & Function 3: Secondary Socialisation (Universalistic Values & a shared British culture are reinforced) PARSONS

Answer 3

A bridge between school and work - particularistic and universalistic values.
Universalistic shared values of society = hard work, respect (follow shared values - value consensus)
Families judge people off particularistic values - parents judge their children according to values that apply to them alone.

Question 4

Role & Function 4: It allocates roles ready for the workplace (based on functional importance and meritocracy)
DAVIS AND MOORE

Answer 4

Role allocation - they say that education sift and sorts us into suitable roles. Meritocracy.
Education helps us develop and nurture our skills - leads us into certain jobs